Two people were caught with ganja worth Rs 2 crore at Ahmedabad international airport.[1] The seizure was made on 17 October after the Air Intelligence Unit intercepted the male passenger on the basis of passenger profiling.[2] The passenger had arrived on flight VJ-1805 from Ho Chi Minh City.[2] Officers examining his baggage found seven vacuum-sealed packets containing a suspected green-coloured substance concealed in a black handbag.[2]

Seven packets held 2 kg 117 g of ganja.[1] Preliminary forensic tests in Ahmedabad indicated active cannabis constituents in all seven packets.[3] The haul was described as hydroponic ganja arriving on a Vietnam flight.[1]

Investigators identified another person who had come to the airport to receive the passenger.[2] The second accused had allegedly coordinated the passenger’s travel arrangements at the direction of people based abroad.[2]

Recovered WhatsApp chats contained communications about the passenger’s travel arrangements and baggage.[3] Both men were arrested in connection with the case.[2] The suspected haul was seized under the NDPS Act.[2] Further investigation is under way to establish the roles of those involved and examine alleged links with persons based overseas.[2]