Customs at Indira Gandhi International Airport seized 264.288 kg of ganja in October, found with passengers and in air cargo.[1][2][3] Fifteen smugglers were arrested on drug-trafficking charges in the same month.[1][2][3]
Dainik Jagran reported that traffickers are now trying to bring consignments of synthetic drugs and cocaine to Delhi alongside ganja.[1][3] About Rs 5 crore of synthetic drugs and a similar value of cocaine were recovered in the same month.[1][3] The month’s cases also included gold, precious stones and luxury watches, in which four people were arrested.[1][3]
The changing methods of drug trafficking at the airport had increased the challenge for the Customs Department, the newspaper reported.[1][3]
On 15 October, 148.675 kg of hydroponic ganja hidden in plastic spools in Bangkok-origin cargo was recovered, valued at about Rs 52 crore.[2] A second consignment yielded 23.220 kg of ganja on the night of 21-22 October.[2] On 28 October, 26.670 kg of ganja was recovered from the trolley bags of two Indian passengers.[2] About five kg of suspected synthetic drugs found with an Indian passenger from Manila was estimated at about Rs 5 crore.[2] A Guinean national who reached Delhi via Addis Ababa on 28 October carried 70 capsules containing 1.068 kg of cocaine, valued at about Rs 5 crore.[2]