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Man Arrested at Mumbai Airport with 7kg Ketamine Worth Rs 21 Crore
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News18•01-10-2026, 19:45
Man Arrested at Mumbai Airport with 7kg Ketamine Worth Rs 21 Crore
- •A man was arrested at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with 7 kilograms of ketamine.
- •The seized ketamine is estimated to be worth Rs 21 crore in the international illegal drugs market.
- •The passenger was scheduled to board a flight to Phuket, Thailand, when intercepted by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs.
- •The arrest was made following specific intelligence inputs, leading to the offloading and detailed examination of the passenger and his baggage.
- •The individual has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, with further investigation underway to uncover potential international drug trafficking links.
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A man scheduled to board a flight to Phuket was intercepted at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with 7 kilograms of suspected ketamine carrying an estimated international market value of Rs 21 crore.
The passenger was intercepted by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs following specific intelligence inputs.
The passenger was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigations are underway to uncover international drug trafficking links.