Hydroponic weed worth Rs 8 crore seized at Mumbai airport; 4 passengers held

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....ydroponic weed worth Rs 8 crore seized at Mumbai airport; 4 passengers held<BR>Customs & Trade<BR>Dated:- 30-7-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Mumbai, Jul 30 (PTI) The customs department has seized suspected hydroponic weed worth Rs 8 crore after arresting four passengers arriving from Thailand in separate cases at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai, an official said on Wednesd....

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....ay. According to the official, in the first case, three passengers were intercepted after they arrived from Bangkok on Tuesday. During the examination of their baggage, Customs personnel recovered 1.99 kg of suspected hydroponic weed (marijuana) with an illicit market value of around Rs 2 crore. The narcotic substance was concealed inside vacuum sealed black and transparent plastic packets kept ....

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....inside the trolley bag carried by the passengers, he informed. In the second case the same day, a passenger arriving from the Thailand capital was intercepted and during the examination of his baggage, Customs personnel recovered 6.022 kg of suspected hydroponic weed with an illicit market value of about Rs 6 crore. The drug was cleverly concealed inside the checked-in trolley bag carried by the....

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.... passenger, said the official. All four passengers were arrested and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Hydroponic weed, a potent form of marijuana, is cultivated using water-based, nutrient-rich solutions instead of traditional soil methods. PTI ZA RSY<BR> News - Press release - PIB....