DRI seizes 12 kg of hydroponic weed from Dubai flyer in Hyderabad
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers seized 12 kg of hydroponic cannabis worth about Rs 12 crore from an Indian woman arriving from Dubai at Hyderabad airport on 20 September 2025. Six kilograms were found in her baggage and six more in a delayed bag; she was arrested under the NDPS Act.
🇮🇳 Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, Hyderabad · India
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers, acting on specific intelligence, intercepted an Indian woman arriving from Dubai at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on 20 September 2025.[1][2]Her luggage held packets of a greenish, lumpy substance that tested positive as hydroponic cannabis: 6 kilograms in the bag she carried and 6 more kilograms in a delayed checked-in bag that reached Hyderabad the same day.[1][2]
The 12-kilogram haul was valued at nearly Rs 12 crore on the international market.[1]The DRI arrested the woman under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and further investigations were under way.[1][2]
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