Chennai, Sept. 2 -- Officials of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted a Malaysian passenger, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, and seized 3.452 gms of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 1.20 crore in the illicit market, at the Anna International airport here, and arrested him.
Based on passenger profiling, the AIU), officers, intercepted a 62-year-old Malaysian male passenger who attempted to clear throughthe Green Channel without making any declaration to the Customs.
Upon a detailed examination of his checked-in baggage, officers recovered four transparent, airtight packets containing dried greenish-brown flowering and fruiting tops of a plant, concealed inside false bottoms. The recovered contraband weighed 3,452 grams (net weig...