On the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, the Airport Commissionerate at Mumbai Customs Zone-3, seized 13.83 kg of hydroponic weed worth Rs 13.83 crore in two separate cases. Two people have been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, following the seizures.

In the first case, customs officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) intercepted a passenger from Bangkok on flight VZ-760 on Sunday, September 7, based on specific intelligence. While examining his baggage, the officers recovered 2.002 kg of suspected hydroponic weed, valued around Rs 2 crore. The drug was concealed inside the accused’s checked-in trolley bag. The passenger was arrested following the seizure.

In the second case, based on passenger profiling, customs officers intercepted another passenger arriving from Bangkok on flight UL-143 on Monday. Upon examining the baggage, the officers recovered 11.834 kg of hydroponic weed, with an estimated market value of Rs 11.83 crore. The contraband was hidden inside the checked-in trolley bag. The passenger was arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985.

This article first appeared on Mid Day