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Passenger Arrested at IGI Airport with 13 kg of Hydroponic Weed
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News18•12-10-2026, 15:30
Passenger Arrested at IGI Airport with 13 kg of Hydroponic Weed
- •A passenger arriving from Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur was intercepted at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Customs officers.
- •Authorities recovered over 13.3 kg of suspected high-potency hydroponic weed packed in 10 packets from the passenger's baggage.
- •The seizure was made on October 4 based on specific intelligence gathered by the department.
- •The contraband was seized under the provisions of the NDPS Act and the Customs Act.
- •The accused passenger was taken into custody and subsequently remanded to judicial custody by a competent court.
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Customs officers recovered over 13.3 kg of suspected hydroponic weed from a passenger arriving from Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
The contraband along with its packing material was seized under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and the Customs Act, 1962.
Hydroponic weed is described as a high-potency variety of cannabis that is grown in nutrient-rich water instead of soil.
