Hyderabad, Oct 13 A total of 7.750 kg of high-grade cannabis, commonly known as hydroponic weed, valued at an estimated Rs 2.71 crore in the illicit market, was seized from a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, DRI officials said on Tuesday.
Acting on specific intelligence, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s Hyderabad Zonal Unit kept watch for an Indian passenger suspected of carrying hydroponic weed in his baggage on a flight from Bangkok that arrived on October 12, a DRI release said.
A team of officers intercepted the passenger at the airport and examined his check-in baggage. They found an electric geyser inside the baggage.
When the geyser was opened, 73 packets containing a greenish substance weighing a total of 7.750 kg were recovered. The substance tested positive for ganja or marijuana using a Narcotic Drugs Detection Kit, the release said.
The cannabis, valued at Rs 2.71 crore in the illicit market, was seized, and the passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, it said.
Further investigation is in progress, the release added.
(PTI News)
