Hydroponic weed worth Rs.13 cr seized at airport
LUCKNOW, June 3 -- Customs authorities at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow, seized 13 kg of suspected hydroponic marijuana worth an estimated Rs.13 crore and arrested an Indian passenger who arrived from Muscat, a release issued by Air Customs read. The accused was arrested on Monday and produced before a court on Tuesday, which remanded him to judicial custody.
The seizure comes barely a day after immigration and Customs authorities at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi detained 6 Thai nationals and recovered around 20 kg of hydroponic weed valued at more than Rs.19.7 crore from their baggage during arrival clearance of a flight from Bangkok.
Officers subjected the passenger's check-in baggage from Oman Air flight to detailed scrutiny after X-ray imaging and further analysis indicated suspicious contents. The passenger, an Indian national who arrived at the airport on June 1, was subsequently identified, tracked and intercepted. htc...
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