Myanmar woman held with 5.5 kg ganja at Delhi airport
Customs officers arrested a Myanmar woman at Delhi's IGI Airport Terminal-3 after finding 5.5 kg of suspected ganja in her trolley bag on arrival from Bangkok on 11 September 2026. Customs valued the five pouches at about Rs 1.93 crore and booked her under the NDPS Act.
Customs officers at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport arrested a
Myanmar woman for suspected ganja smuggling.[1]The woman had arrived at
Terminal-3 on September 11 on a flight from Bangkok.[1]Customs officers
intercepted her based on profiling after her arrival.[1]
Officers diverted her to the Green Channel for examination of her baggage.[1]Examination of her trolley bag recovered five polythene pouches containing
suspected ganja.[1]The recovered substance weighed 5.5 kg, which Customs
valued at approximately Rs 1.93 crore.[1]
A second outlet carrying the same official account confirms the 5.5 kgseizure
from the Myanmar national at the airport.[2]The case was brought under the
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the suspected ganja was
seized.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
5.5 kg
Value (official estimate)
INR 19,300,000
Agency type
Customs
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (5.5 kg)
Activity
Smuggling
Setting
Airport
Case stage
Under investigation
Route
Thailand → India
Sources
The Patriotthepatriot.inMyanmar woman held with 5.5 kg ganja worth nearly Rs 2 crore at Delhi airport
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