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Two kg ganja seized from passenger at Ahmedabad airport; two held
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News18•18-10-2026, 20:30
Two kg ganja seized from passenger at Ahmedabad airport; two held
- •A passenger arriving from Vietnam at Ahmedabad airport was arrested with two kg of suspected ganja.
- •The Air Intelligence Unit intercepted Dharmendra Yadav arriving on Flight No. VJ-1805 from Ho Chi Minh City.
- •Seven vacuum-sealed packets containing marijuana weighing about 2,117 grams were recovered from his baggage.
- •Piyush Prajapati, who was waiting at the airport to receive the consignment, was also arrested.
- •Both accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
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Air Intelligence Unit officers intercepted a 24-year-old passenger arriving from Ho Chi Minh City after finding seven vacuum-sealed packets containing about 2,117 grams of marijuana in his handbag. Investigators subsequently arrested another individual who had coordinated the travel arrangements from abroad and came to receive the consignment.
The passenger arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Flight No. VJ-1805 from Ho Chi Minh City.
The suspected contraband was seized under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
