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Hybrid Ganja Worth Rs 1.5 Cr Seized at Kochi Airport; Two Arrested
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News18•29-09-2026, 13:00
Hybrid Ganja Worth Rs 1.5 Cr Seized at Kochi Airport; Two Arrested
- •Customs officials at Cochin International Airport seized approximately four kg of hydroponic weed (hybrid ganja) valued at around Rs 1.5 crore.
- •Two individuals were arrested in connection with the seizure.
- •Shakh Zaved Ali from Hyderabad arrived from Bangkok via Colombo on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight.
- •Another passenger, Shivpratap Jaysing Sankpal of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, was apprehended for allegedly assisting Ali in the smuggling operation.
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Customs officials seized approximately four kg of hydroponic weed, also known as hybrid ganja, valued at around Rs 1.5 crore at the Cochin International Airport.
Two individuals were arrested: Shakh Zaved Ali from Hyderabad, who arrived from Bangkok via Colombo, and Shivpratap Jaysing Sankpal from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, who traveled on the same flight and allegedly helped in the smuggling operation.
The primary passenger, Shakh Zaved Ali, arrived at Kochi from Bangkok via a Sri Lankan Airlines flight connecting through Colombo on Monday.