Customs hold Bangkok passenger with 1.18 kg of ganja at Delhi airport
Customs officers at Terminal 3 of Delhi's IGI Airport intercepted an Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok on IndiGo flight 6E 1054 on 16 September 2026. Four polythene pouches in his bags held 1,181 g of suspected ganja valued at about Rs41.33 lakh; he was arrested under the NDPS Act.
Airport Customs officers seized suspected ganja valued at about Rs41.33 lakh
after intercepting an Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok on Wednesday 16
September 2026.[1]
The passenger arrived in Delhi on IndiGo flight 6E 1054 and was stopped
during security checks at Terminal 3.[1]Examination of his travel bags
revealed four polythene pouches of suspected ganja or marijuana weighing
1,181 g net.[1]
The passenger was arrested under Section 43(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985, and the
substance was seized under Section 43(A).[1]A case was booked under
Sections 8, 20, 23 and 29 of the Act.[1]
Case data
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Kangra district police's CIA team arrested two men from Chamba district with 1.107 kg of charas in the Sokru Dam area of Baijnath. A case was registered under the NDPS Act at Baijnath police station, and police said they were questioning the men about the source of the charas and where it was to be supplied.
Police in Sirari bazaar in Bihar's Sheikhpura district seized 150 grams of ganja from a paan stall and arrested Doman Singh, also known as Prabhakar Singh. The stall stands on Purana Station Road within 500 metres of an educational institution, and the station chief said an FIR was registered under the NDPS Act.
Bandipora police arrested two men travelling on a scooty at Gunchipora near Bakshi Bund on 11 November 2026 and recovered 914 grams of a suspected cannabis powder-like substance from them. Police registered FIR No. 244/2026 at Police Station Sumbal under the NDPS Act and said they were investigating the source of the contraband and its supply links.
Police in Station Ghanpur, Jangaon district, Telangana, arrested four men accused of selling dried ganja, including the man who bought some, and seized 40 grams of the drug, a mobile phone and 1,000 rupees in cash. Circle Inspector S. Srinivas said a case was registered against the four and they were remanded to judicial custody.
