The passengers arrived from Phuket, Thailand were caught during a baggage search at Terminal 3 of the airport.
Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India. (Photo: iStock)
Customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here arrested four Indian passengers for smuggling green-coloured narcotic substances suspected to be ganja, marijuana (Hydroponic Weed).
The passengers arrived from Phuket, Thailand were caught during a baggage search at Terminal 3 of the airport.
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Upon examination, 29 transparent polythene packets containing the suspected narcotic substance were found concealed in four trolley bags.
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The total weight of the substance was 1.1 kg, having a market value estimated to be around Rs. 9.91 crores, stated a Custom official.
The passengers were arrested under Section 43(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, he added.
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