New Delhi, Oct 30 Customs officials have seized over 9.6 kg of suspected ganja, valued at around Rs 3.37 crore, from two passengers arriving from Bangkok at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here in separate incidents within three days, officials said on Friday.
The two cases were detected on October 24 and 26 at Terminal 3 of the airport following passenger profiling. The passengers were diverted from the Green Channel for X-ray screening and a detailed search of their baggage, an official statement said.
In the first case, detected on October 24, customs officials recovered nine polythene pouches containing a green substance from a trolley bag of a passenger arriving from Bangkok, it said. The substance weighed 4,229 grams and was valued at around Rs 1.48 crore, the statement said.
In the second case, detected on October 26, six polythene pouches containing a similar substance were recovered from another passenger’s trolley bag. The seized material weighed 5,426 grams and was valued at approximately Rs 1.89 crore, it added.
The substances prima facie tested positive for ganja/marijuana in both cases.
The contraband was seized under Section 43(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, while the passengers were arrested under Section 43(b) of the Act, the statement said.
(PTI News)
