Archive · 13 Jan 2026
Mumbai Airport Customs Arrest Man for Smuggling ₹6 Crore Weed
A man named K. M. Trivedi was caught at the Mumbai airport with a lot of hydroponic weed, which is a type of cannabis.
He had brought it from Bangkok and was trying to smuggle it into India.
The weed is worth a lot of money, around ₹6 crore.
The customs officials found it in his bag and he admitted that he was doing it for money.
Now, the officials are trying to find out who gave him the drugs and who was supposed to receive them in Mumbai.
They are also checking if he has done this before.
Mumbai Airport Customs arrested K. M. Trivedi for smuggling 5.93 kg of hydroponic weed worth ₹6 crore.
Trivedi arrived at CSMIA Airport from Bangkok and was intercepted by customs officials.
The seized substance was identified as the flowering tops of the cannabis plant, covered under the NDPS Act.
Trivedi admitted to concealing and smuggling the weed for monetary gain during his voluntary statement.
Investigation is ongoing to identify the drug network and any previous involvement of the accused.
- Who
- K. M. Trivedi, a 32-year-old man from Jamnagar, Gujarat
- What
- Smuggling hydroponic weed worth ₹6 crore
- When
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMIA) Airport, Mumbai
- Why
- For monetary consideration, as per the accused's admission
- Arrested Person
- K. M. Trivedi, 32, from Jamnagar, Gujarat
- Location of Arrest
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMIA) Airport, Mumbai
- Drug Type
- Hydroponic weed (cannabis plant tops)
- Drug Quantity
- 5.93 kg
- Drug Value
- ₹6 crore
- Legal Act
- NDPS Act
- Source of Drugs
- Bangkok
- Investigation Status
- Preliminary, key associates yet to be traced