Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Over 2 kg Cannabis Seized at Chennai Airport; Woman Passenger Held
Customs officers at the Chennai airport stopped a woman who had flown in from Thailand.
They found that her checked-in suitcase had an air conditioner part inside.
When they looked closer, they discovered a large amount of cannabis, worth over 1 crore rupees, hidden inside.
The woman was arrested for trying to bring the drugs into the country and taken to jail.
The officers are still investigating.
Customs officials seized over 2 kg of cannabis at Chennai airport.
The contraband was found hidden in the outdoor unit of an air-conditioner in a woman passenger's checked-in baggage.
The woman passenger had arrived from Bangkok via Colombo.
The seized cannabis is valued at Rs 1.01 crore in the illicit market.
The passenger was arrested and remanded to judicial custody under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
- Who
- A woman passenger
- What
- Arrested with over 2 kg of cannabis concealed in an air-conditioner unit.
- When
- November 15
- Where
- Chennai International Airport
- Why
- Attempting to smuggle contraband into the country.
- Quantity of Cannabis
- Approximately 2.9 kg
- Estimated Value
- Rs 1.01 crore
- Passenger's Origin
- Bangkok via Colombo
- Airport
- Chennai International Airport
- Legal Action
- Arrested and remanded to judicial custody under NDPS Act