Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Man Arrested At Ahmedabad Airport With Rs 8.9 Crore Marijuana
Officials arrested a 41-year-old man at Ahmedabad airport.
They said he had arrived from Bangkok.
Officers found a green substance hidden in his checked luggage.
It was packed in 14 sealed plastic packets among his clothes.
Tests showed that it was ganja, also called marijuana.
The substance weighed about 8.9 kilograms.
Officials estimated its value at Rs 8.9 crore.
The man was arrested under a law covering illegal drugs.
Ahmedabad Customs officials arrested a 41-year-old Mumbai resident, Imran Sheikh.
He had arrived at Ahmedabad airport from Bangkok on Monday.
Officials allege he concealed hydroponic marijuana among clothes in checked-in luggage.
The substance was found in 14 airtight plastic packets weighing about 8.9 kg.
The marijuana was valued at Rs 8.9 crore, and Sheikh was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Who
- Ahmedabad Customs officials arrested Imran Sheikh, a 41-year-old Mumbai resident.
- What
- Sheikh was allegedly carrying about 8.9 kg of hydroponic marijuana.
- When
- The arrest took place on Monday.
- Where
- At Ahmedabad airport, after Sheikh arrived from Bangkok.
- Why
- Officials allege the banned substance was concealed in his checked luggage; he was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Accused
- Imran Sheikh, 41, a resident of Mumbai
- Origin of journey
- Bangkok
- Seizure location
- Ahmedabad airport
- Substance
- Hydroponic marijuana, identified during preliminary testing as ganja
- Quantity
- About 8.9 kg
- Estimated value
- Rs 8.9 crore
- Packaging
- 14 airtight plastic packets hidden among clothes in checked-in baggage