A woman from Tamil Nadu was arrested after smuggling ganja on a flight from Thailand to Chennai.[1]

A private passenger flight from Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, reached Chennai on 11 November 2026.[1] Airport customs officers were carrying out routine checks of the passengers who arrived on that flight.[1] The woman had gone to Bangkok on a tourist trip and was on her way back.[1] Officers grew suspicious of her movements.[1] They stopped her and questioned her.[1] She did not cooperate properly.[1] Female officers then took her for questioning.[1]

They scanned the luggage she had brought with her.[1] Seven packets looked suspicious.[1] The seven packets had been concealed in the luggage.[2] When the packets were opened, they held processed high-grade ganja.[1] The cannabis weighed 1.7 kilograms.[1] Its international value was Rs 1.70 crore.[1]

Customs officers seized the cannabis and were continuing to question her.[1] Officers were investigating whom the ganja was meant for, whether an international smuggling gang was involved, and whether anyone else was connected.[2]