<h1>Three arrested after 2.992 kg suspected methaqualone/cocaine seized from checked baggage; booked under NDPS Act, 1985</h1> Customs officers at a major international airport, acting on specific intelligence, intercepted two arriving air passengers whose checked luggage contained 2.992 kg of a white powdery substance suspected to be methaqualone or cocaine; a subsequent operation led to the arrest of a third person identified as the intended recipient. All three individuals were detained and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and the seized contraband was recovered from concealed compartments in the checked baggage. Investigation and forensic analysis to confirm the substance and determine prosecutorial charges are anticipated.