New Delhi | Customs officials have arrested an Indian passenger for allegedly smuggling 12.2 kg of suspected ganja, valued at approximately Rs 4.49 crore, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, a statement said on Wednesday.
The passenger, who arrived from Bangkok via Hanoi on November 3, was intercepted by Customs officers at Terminal 3 based on profiling, the statement issued by Delhi Customs said.
The passenger was diverted at the Green Channel for X-ray screening, followed by a personal and baggage search, during which officers recovered 20 polythene pouches containing a green substance suspected to be ganja (marijuana), concealed inside a grey trolley bag, it said.
According to the statement, the net weight of the recovered substance was 12.285 kg, with an estimated value of Rs 4.49 crore.
A diagnostic test prima facie indicated that the substance was ganja, following which the contraband, along with its packaging, was seized and the passenger was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the statement said.
