2 weeks ago
Mumbai Customs Arrests Woman for 2.5 Kg Hydroponic Weed Smuggling
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.
Mumbai Airport Customs arrested 38-year-old Nalasopara woman S.Y. Pol for allegedly smuggling drugs sourced from Bangkok.
Pol was intercepted at CSMI Airport, Mumbai, after crossing the green channel upon arrival from Bangkok.
Her baggage contained two packets with 2,501 grams of hydroponic weed (ganja), a substance covered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
In her recorded statement, Pol admitted she was aware that smuggling ganja into India attracts stringent punishment, and she was placed under arrest.
Customs said the investigation is preliminary and efforts are being made to identify and apprehend key members of the drug cartel.
- Who
- 38-year-old Nalasopara woman S.Y. Pol, arrested by Mumbai Airport Customs' Air Intelligence Unit.
- What
- Arrested for allegedly smuggling 2,501 grams of hydroponic weed (ganja) sourced from Bangkok.
- Where
- CSMI Airport (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport), Mumbai, India.
- When
- Date not specified in the article; the arrest occurred upon her arrival at CSMI Airport from Bangkok.
- Why
- Customs acted on specific intelligence; Pol allegedly smuggled drugs into India, and a DRI report links rising hydroponic weed smuggling to Thailand's cannabis policy changes.
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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