New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) A man has been arrested for trying to smuggle into the country narcotics worth nearly Rs 6 crore at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here, the customs department said on Friday.

The passenger was intercepted after his arrival from Kuala Lumpur on December 24, it said.

"On detailed examination, 12 polythene pouches concealed in one black-coloured trolley bag were recovered," the Customs said in a post on X.

The pouches contained a green-coloured narcotic substance suspected to be ganja/marijuana, with a net weight of 5,913.5 grams, it said.

The seized substance, upon diagnostic testing, prima facie tested positive for ganja/marijuana, the statement said.

The approximate value of the drugs is Rs 5.91 crore, it said, adding that the accused passenger has been arrested. PTI MHS AKV SKY SKY

Smuggling of suspected ganja worth nearly six crore rupees foiled; man arrested, about 5.9 kg seized at airport. Customs intercepted an arriving passenger from Kuala Lumpur, recovered twelve concealed polythene pouches in a trolley containing a green-coloured substance that diagnostic testing prima facie identified as ganja/marijuana, weighing 5,913.5 grams with an approximate value of Rs 5.91 crore, and arrested the passenger for alleged smuggling.