India, Nov. 6 -- Pune - The Pune Customs department seized 10.642 kg of hydroponic weed, valued at approximately Rs.3.72 crore, from an Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok at Pune International Airport. The passenger allegedly concealed the narcotic substance inside packets labelled as freeze-dried durian fruit and hid them among packets of noodles in his check-in baggage to evade detection. The passenger was arrested and remanded to judicial custody till November 18.

According to the customs department, the seizure was made on the evening of November 4 after officers from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) and Airport Batch of Pune Customs intercepted the passenger following suspicious findings during the scanning of his check-in baggag...