Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) The Customs department has seized seven drones, suspected hydroponic weed of Rs 4 crore and smuggled exotic animals at Mumbai airport and arrested four passengers who arrived from Bangkok and Colombo, officials said.

It intercepted a passenger carrying seven drones, valued at Rs 32.19 lakh, which were concealed inside a trolley bag. The passenger, who came from Colombo, was subsequently arrested, an official said.

In two other separate cases, the Customs sleuths seized suspected hydroponic weed (marijuana), collectively weighing 3.8 kg and valued at around Rs 4 crore in the illicit market, from two passengers who arrived here from Bangkok, the official said.

In another case, the Customs officials recovered exotic animals, including iguanas (19), orange bearded dragons (10), raccoon (1 dead), quince monitor lizard (1 alive), squirrel (2 critical, 1 dead) and Central American squirrel monkey (2 dead), he said.

The wildlife species were concealed inside a trolley bag carried by a passenger, also from Bangkok, who was placed under arrest, the official said. PTI DC RSY GK

Mumbai airport seizures: drones, 3.8 kg suspected hydroponic marijuana, and smuggled exotic animals intercepted, and passengers arrested. Customs officials at an international airport seized seven drones concealed in a trolley and arrested the carrier; separately seized approximately 3.8 kg of suspected hydroponic marijuana from two passengers arriving from Bangkok; and recovered multiple smuggled exotic animals concealed in another passenger's baggage, leading to a further arrest, invoking customs seizure powers and concerns of wildlife trafficking and controlled-substance interdiction at the point of entry.