Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Indian Passenger Arrested After Major Ganja Seizure at Delhi Airport
Customs officials stopped an Indian passenger who had arrived from Bangkok.
They checked his silver trolley bag at Delhi airport.
Inside, they found 13 plastic pouches with a substance suspected to be ganja.
The substance weighed 12.85 kilograms.
Officials estimated its value at about Rs 4.5 crore.
The passenger was arrested.
Officials said they had stopped him after profiling him when he arrived at Terminal 3 on October 6.
The arrest and seizure were made under parts of India's NDPS Act.
Customs officials arrested an Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Officials seized 12.85 kg of suspected ganja, valued at about Rs 4.5 crore.
The passenger was intercepted on October 6 after arriving at Terminal 3, following profiling.
The suspected contraband was found in 13 polythene pouches inside a metallic silver trolley bag.
The arrest and seizure were made under Sections 43(B) and 43(A), respectively, of the NDPS Act, 1985.
- Who
- An Indian passenger arriving from Bangkok was arrested by Customs officials.
- What
- Officials seized 12.85 kg of suspected ganja, valued at about Rs 4.5 crore, and arrested the passenger.
- When
- The passenger was intercepted on October 6; the report does not specify the year.
- Where
- Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
- Why
- Officials said they intercepted the passenger based on profiling; the articles do not give a further reason.
- Suspected substance
- Ganja
- Weight
- 12.85 kg
- Estimated value
- About Rs 4.5 crore
- Passenger's origin
- Arrived from Bangkok
- Interception date
- October 6; year not stated
- Discovery location
- 13 polythene pouches in a metallic silver trolley bag
- Legal provisions cited
- Sections 43(B) and 43(A) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
