Two Bangkok passengers held with 18 kg hydroponic ganja at Bengaluru airport
Customs officers at Kempegowda International Airport arrested two passengers arriving from Bangkok with 18.09 kg of hydroponic ganja worth Rs 6.33 crore concealed in checked-in baggage. Both were held under the Customs Act.
🇮🇳 Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, Karnataka · India
Two passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport were arrested for concealing hydroponicganja valued at Rs 6.33 crore, officials said on Monday.[1]The first passenger was intercepted after 3.12 kg of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 1.09 crore was found concealed in checked-in baggage.[1]
In the second instance, 14.97 kg of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.24 crore, also concealed in checked-in baggage, was seized.[1]Both accused were arrested under the Customs Act, 1962.[1]Bengaluru Customs also shared details of further recent ganja and gold seizures on social media, as part of a broader crackdown at the airport.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
18.09 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 63,300,000
Agency type
Customs
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (18.09 kg)
Setting
Airport
Grown
Indoor
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Thailand → India
Sources
Rediffrediff.comArchived copyBengaluru Airport Drug Bust: Rs 6.33 Crore Hydroponic Ganja Seized From Bangkok Passengers
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Only one source for these two interceptions could be found.
The article dates the announcement to Monday 28 September and gives no separate interception date; 26 September follows the harvest dating.
The same article reports separate 12 kg and 6.54 kg seizures on 24 September, a different event left out here.
No court outcome for the two arrested passengers is reported.
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