India, Nov. 1 -- An Indian woman was arrested at Chennai airport upon arrival from Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur after the Customs department's air intelligence wing intercepted a smuggling attempt involving 4,000 grams of ganja worth Rs.1.71 crore.

This is the second seizure over the last two days at the Chennai international airport.

According to the Customs department, acting on a tip off, the department officials intercepted the woman who arrived in Chennai from Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and a detailed examination of her baggage was carried out.

During the examination, officials recovered 15 transparent packets containing 4,877 grams of green-coloured tops, suspected to be hydroponically cultivated Cannabis (Ganja).

The 15 packets were c...