Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Mumbai Customs Seizes 40 Ton Diesel, Narcotics in Major Operations
Mumbai Customs recently stopped a big smuggling operation.
They found 40 tonnes of diesel worth Rs 1 crore on a foreign ship in the sea.
They also caught four sailors from Chhattisgarh and a captain from Maharashtra.
Earlier, in October 2025, they caught three people at the airport with a lot of illegal drugs.
Two people had 7.864 kg of weed worth Rs 7.86 crore, and another had 11.922 kg worth Rs 11.922 crore.
All these people were arrested for breaking the law.
Mumbai Customs seized 40 tonnes of diesel worth Rs 1 crore from a foreign vessel in the high seas.
Four sailors from Chhattisgarh and one captain from Maharashtra's Uran were arrested for questioning.
In October 2025, customs officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport seized 7.864 kg of suspected hydroponic weed from two passengers arriving from Hong Kong.
The seized weed from the first case had an estimated market value of Rs 7.86 crore.
In a separate case, 11.922 kg of suspected Hydroponic Weed worth Rs 11.922 crore was seized from a passenger arriving from Bangkok.
- Who
- Mumbai Customs, sailors from Chhattisgarh, captain from Maharashtra's Uran, passengers from Hong Kong and Bangkok
- What
- Seizure of 40 tonnes of diesel and narcotics
- When
- October 2025 (narcotics), specific date not mentioned for diesel
- Where
- High seas (diesel), Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (narcotics)
- Why
- To prevent smuggling and illegal activities
- Diesel Seized
- 40 tonnes
- Value of Diesel
- Rs 1 crore
- Narcotics Seized (First Case)
- 7.864 kg of suspected hydroponic weed (Marijuana)
- Value of Narcotics (First Case)
- Rs 7.86 crore
- Narcotics Seized (Second Case)
- 11.922 kg of suspected Hydroponic Weed
- Value of Narcotics (Second Case)
- Rs 11.922 crore
- Arrested Individuals (Diesel)
- 4 sailors from Chhattisgarh and 1 captain from Maharashtra's Uran
- Arrested Individuals (Narcotics)
- 3 passengers