Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Hydroponic Ganja Worth Rs. 3 Crore Seized at Chennai Airport
Customs officers at Chennai airport stopped a passenger arriving from Kuala Lumpur.
They had selected him for checking based on passenger profiling.
The 48-year-old Indian passenger was using wheelchair assistance.
He tried to leave through the green channel without declaring anything.
Officers searched his baggage.
They found six sealed packets containing hydroponic ganja.
The ganja weighed nearly three kilograms.
Officials valued it at Rs.
3 crore.
They seized the ganja and arrested the passenger.
Chennai Customs arrested a 48-year-old Indian passenger arriving from Kuala Lumpur.
The passenger arrived at Chennai International Airport with wheelchair assistance.
Officers intercepted him based on passenger profiling as he tried to leave through the green channel.
A baggage check found six transparent airtight packets containing 2,960 grams of hydroponic ganja.
The contraband was seized and the passenger was arrested on Friday.
- Who
- The Air Intelligence Unit of Chennai Customs and a 48-year-old Indian passenger.
- What
- Customs officers seized 2,960 grams of hydroponic ganja and arrested the passenger.
- When
- Friday.
- Where
- Chennai International Airport, after the passenger arrived from Kuala Lumpur.
- Why
- The passenger allegedly attempted to smuggle the ganja and leave through the green channel without declaring it.
- Seized substance
- Hydroponic ganja
- Quantity
- 2,960 grams, or nearly 3 kilograms
- Estimated value
- Rs. 3 crore
- Packaging
- Six transparent airtight packets
- Passenger
- A 48-year-old Indian male
- Origin of journey
- Kuala Lumpur
- Action taken
- The contraband was seized and the passenger was arrested