New Delhi, May 9 -- In a major drug haul at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Customs officers on Saturday intercepted two passengers arriving from Bangkok and seized nearly 35 kilograms of high-grade hydroponic marijuana, with an estimated value of approximately Rs 34.93 crore.

The operation, carried out by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at IGI Airport, was triggered by APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) profiling. The two passengers, who had arrived on Thai Airways Flight TG-323 from Bangkok, were intercepted after they had crossed the Customs Green Channel, suggesting they had attempted to slip through without declaring the contraband.

Suspicion was raised during X-ray screening of their baggage when unusu...