New Delhi, June 12 -- A 29-year-old woman, an employee of a private bank and runner-up in a beauty contest, was arrested at Mumbai Airport for allegedly smuggling drugs into India from Bangkok.

The woman, who has been identified as Harsha Sunny, was reportedly carrying 11.8 kg of hydroponic weed valued at Rs.11.8 crore. She landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in the early hours of Thursday, an official said.

The accused works as a relationship manager with a private bank and was a contestant in a beauty pageant held in Kerala in 2025, the official added.

Customs officials allegedly found 12 packets of hydroponic weed concealed in her trolley bag. Sunny stated that a person befriended her during her B...