Archive · 23 May 2025
Kerala Man Arrested at Coimbatore Airport for Weed Smuggling
A young man from Kerala was caught at the Coimbatore airport with a large amount of hydroponic weed, a type of marijuana grown indoors.
Customs officers found over 5 kilograms of the drug, which is worth a lot of money.
The man had flown from Bangkok, Thailand, through Singapore.
Hydroponic weed is often smuggled from Thailand.
He has been arrested and will face legal consequences for breaking drug and customs laws.
This is not the first time this has happened at airports in the region.
A 24-year-old man from Kerala was arrested at Coimbatore airport.
Customs officers seized 5.25 kg of hydroponic weed.
The estimated value of the seized weed is Rs 5 crore.
The man arrived from Bangkok via Singapore by Scoot Airlines.
He was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
- Who
- Muhammad Fazil, a 24-year-old from Kerala
- What
- Seizure of 5.25kg of hydroponic weed, arrest of a 24-year-old
- When
- Wednesday night, April 24, 2024
- Where
- Coimbatore airport
- Why
- Smuggling of illegal drugs, violation of NDPS and Customs Acts
- Weed Seized
- 5.25 kg
- Estimated Value
- Rs 5 crore
- Location of Arrest
- Coimbatore airport
- Age of Arrestee
- 24
- Origin of Travel
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Airline Used
- Scoot Airlines