India, March 30 -- Customs officials seized hydroponic marijuana worth approximately Rs.26.80 crore at the Pune International Airport's air cargo complex, officials said on Sunday. The seizure was made on March 26 after suspicious contents were detected during scanning of a shipment declared as food items of Chinese origin. One person has been arrested following the incident.

According to officials, the consignment had arrived from Thailand and was declared as "Mandarin orange sacs." The goods were packed in white thermocol boxes and initially did not appear organic in the scan images, prompting officers to physically inspect one of the boxes. Upon opening it, they found sealed tin cans inside, raising further suspicion.

When the cans w...