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Mumbai Customs Arrests Woman for 2.5 Kg Hydroponic Weed Smuggling

Mumbai Customs Arrests Woman for 2.5 Kg Hydroponic Weed Smuggling
Mumbai Customs Arrests Nalasopara Woman With 2.5 Kg Hydroponic Weed Allegedly Smuggled From Bangkok · freepressjournal.in

A woman who lives in Nalasopara, near Mumbai, was caught at the airport with illegal drugs.

She had just flown in from Bangkok, a city in Thailand.

Customs officers were waiting for her because they had information about her.

They found two packets hidden in her bag.

The packets had about 2.5 kilograms of a drug called hydroponic weed, which is a type of cannabis.

This drug is not allowed in India, and the law punishes people who bring it into the country.

The woman told the officers she knew it was against the law.

She was arrested and taken into custody.

The police think other people helped her, and they are still looking for them.

A report says more people are trying to smuggle this drug from Thailand because growing and selling cannabis became legal there.

Key facts

Accused
S.Y. Pol, 38-year-old Nalasopara woman
Seized substance
2,501 grams (approx. 2.5 kg) hydroponic weed (ganja)
Source location
Bangkok, Thailand
Seizure location
CSMI Airport, Mumbai
Legal basis
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
Investigating agency
Mumbai Customs Air Intelligence Unit
Investigation status
Preliminary; other cartel members yet to be traced
Context
DRI report links rise in hydroponic weed smuggling to Thailand cannabis policy changes

Quotes

Customs official

Customs officer speaking at the arrest scene

“The preliminary investigation carried out so far and the statement given by the accused disclose involvement of other persons who are yet to be traced. The investigations in the case are at a very preliminary stage and efforts are also being made to identify and apprehend key members of the drug cartel.”
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