Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Mumbai Airport: Customs Seizes ₹11.78 Crore of Hydroponic Weed
Customs officers at Mumbai airport caught two people coming from Bangkok with drugs.
One person, Bilal Rais Ahmed Sayyad, was found with a type of marijuana called hydroponic weed hidden in his luggage.
The drugs were worth a lot of money, and the person was arrested under the NDPS Act.
This means the police have to investigate a crime related to drugs.
Customs arrested two individuals at Mumbai airport after arriving from Bangkok.
Contraband worth ₹11.78 crore was allegedly seized from the passengers.
One passenger, Bilal Rais Ahmed Sayyad, was found with hydroponic weed.
The hydroponic weed weighed 5,782 grams and was worth ₹5.78 crore.
A case was registered against Sayyad under the NDPS Act.
- Who
- Air Intelligence Unit of the customs department and two passengers, including Bilal Rais Ahmed Sayyad.
- What
- Customs seized hydroponic weed worth ₹11.78 crore and arrested two individuals.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- Why
- To prevent the smuggling of illegal substances.
- Airport
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
- From
- Bangkok
- Drugs Seized
- Hydroponic weed
- Value of Seized Goods
- ₹11.78 crore
- Weight of Weed
- 5,782 grams
- Charges
- NDPS Act
Sources
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DRI Cracks Drug Syndicate Using Rajdhani Express To Smuggle Hydroponic Weed Worth Rs 72 Crore
Hydroponic Weed Worth ₹72 Crore Seized In MP's Bhopal
Two held for ganja smuggling
Six held for illegal ganja transport; 10kg seized
DRI arrests 5 drug mules returning via Bengaluru after Thailand holiday, seizes 72 kg of hydroponic ganja
