Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Chennai Authorities Seize 14 Kilograms of Ganja in Two Cases
Officials in Chennai reported two separate ganja seizures.
At the airport, customs officers stopped two women arriving from Bangkok.
They had not declared their baggage before trying to leave through the green channel.
A baggage scan appeared suspicious, so officers searched the bags.
They found eight packets containing six kilograms of hydroponic ganja.
In another case at Parivakkam, police found eight kilograms of ganja with two men.
Police said the ganja in that case came from Odisha.
The people arrested in the two cases face action under applicable narcotics laws.
Chennai Customs seized 6 kilograms of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs. 6 crore at Chennai Airport.
Two Indian women arriving from Bangkok allegedly tried to leave through the green channel without declaring their baggage.
Officials found eight packets of high-grade hydroponic ganja after suspicious baggage images prompted a detailed examination.
Poonamallee prohibition enforcement police separately seized 8 kilograms of ganja near a petrol bunk at Parivakkam.
Two men, Rajesh and Anbumani, were arrested after police said the seized ganja had been smuggled from Odisha.
- Who
- Chennai Customs arrested two Indian women in the airport case; Poonamallee prohibition enforcement police arrested Rajesh and Anbumani in the Parivakkam case.
- What
- Officials reported two separate seizures totaling 14 kilograms of ganja, including 6 kilograms of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs. 6 crore.
- When
- The airport seizure occurred on Monday; the date of the Parivakkam seizure was not stated.
- Where
- The seizures occurred at Chennai Airport and near a petrol bunk at Parivakkam on the Poonamallee bypass.
- Why
- The airport baggage was not declared and appeared suspicious during screening; police said the Parivakkam ganja had been smuggled from Odisha.
- Total seized
- 14 kilograms of ganja across two separate cases
- Airport seizure
- 6 kilograms of high-grade hydroponic ganja
- Airport valuation
- Rs. 6 crore
- Airport suspects
- Two Indian women arriving from Bangkok
- Airport packaging
- Eight packets
- Parivakkam seizure
- 8 kilograms of ganja
- Parivakkam suspects
- Rajesh, 23, and Anbumani, 25