Archive · 30 Jul 2026
54 Arrests at Kolkata Airport Target Thailand, Vietnam Drug Routes
Kolkata airport in India stopped a big drug smuggling operation.
In just three months, 54 people were arrested, most of them Indians.
Customs found almost 397 kilograms of marijuana.
The drugs mainly came from Bangkok, with some from Phuket, Hanoi, and Singapore.
The police used intelligence to catch the smugglers and shut down the routes.
54 people were arrested at Kolkata airport in the first quarter of 2026‑27, mostly Indian nationals.
Customs recorded 58 cases and seized 396.745 kilograms of marijuana.
The majority of the seized drugs were traced to Bangkok, with additional sources from Phuket, Hanoi, and Singapore.
The Air Intelligence Unit led the enforcement, focusing on international drug transit routes.
The crackdown reflects an aggressive, intelligence‑led operation against drug smuggling networks.
- Who
- Indian Customs officials and the Air Intelligence Unit
- What
- Arrest of 54 people and seizure of nearly 397 kg of marijuana
- When
- First quarter of the 2026–27 financial year (April–June)
- Where
- Kolkata airport, India
- Why
- To disrupt international drug smuggling routes from Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore
- Arrests
- 54
- Marijuana seized
- 396.745 kg
- Cases registered
- 58
- Primary source country
- Thailand (Bangkok)
- Secondary source countries
- Phuket (Thailand), Hanoi (Vietnam), Singapore