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Customs Seizes 973 Grams of Marijuana at Ahmedabad Airport
Customs officers at Ahmedabad airport found a substance believed to be marijuana.
It was carried by a passenger arriving from Bangkok.
The passenger had two packets containing 30 smaller packets labelled “Dehydrated Guava.”
A test suggested that the substance was ganja.
The total amount weighed about 973 grams.
Officers arrested the passenger under a law that controls illegal drugs.
They are now investigating where the marijuana came from and where it was supposed to go.
Customs has reported several similar seizures from Bangkok flights recently.
Ahmedabad Customs seized 973.23 grams of suspected hydroponic marijuana from a Bangkok-arriving passenger.
The passenger, a Surat resident, arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on September 29.
Officers found the substance in two plastic packets containing 30 packets labelled “Dehydrated Guava.”
A field test indicated the substance was ganja, and the passenger was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Customs is investigating the source, intended destination, and transportation of the seized substance.
- Who
- Ahmedabad Customs officers and a passenger from Surat.
- What
- Officials seized 973.23 grams of suspected hydroponic marijuana and arrested the passenger.
- Where
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
- When
- The passenger arrived on September 29; Customs announced the seizure on Tuesday.
- Why
- The passenger was intercepted through APIS profiling, and the substance was allegedly concealed in packets labelled “Dehydrated Guava.”
Key facts
- Seized substance
- 973.23 grams of suspected hydroponic marijuana
- Passenger route
- Bangkok to Ahmedabad
- Flight
- Thai Airways flight TG-343
- Concealment method
- Two plastic packets containing 30 packets labelled “Dehydrated Guava”
- Initial test
- An NDPS field-testing kit indicated ganja
- Legal action
- The passenger was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- Investigation
- Customs is examining the substance’s source, intended destination, and transportation
Sources
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