Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Mumbai Airport Seizes Smuggled Drugs, Gold
Mumbai Airport Customs officers have recently stopped a lot of illegal items from being smuggled into the country.
They found and took away hydroponic weed worth ₹61 crore from passengers who came from Bangkok.
The weed was hidden in life vests under the airplane seats.
The officers also found and took diamonds worth ₹31.95 lakh, gold worth ₹1.39 crore, and even 200,000 Saudi Riyals (which is about ₹47.6 lakh) from different passengers.
Additionally, they caught a Bangladeshi man and an airport worker trying to smuggle gold dust worth ₹2.15 crore.
All the people involved were arrested.
The officers think there are more people involved, and they are still trying to find them.
Mumbai Airport Customs seized hydroponic weed worth ₹61 crore in 16 cases.
The contraband was sourced from Bangkok and hidden in life vest packets under aircraft seats.
A total of 57 kg of hydroponic weed was seized from 16 passengers, all of whom were arrested under the NDPS Act.
Additionally, diamonds worth ₹31.95 lakh, gold worth ₹1.39 crore, and 200,000 Saudi Riyal (₹47.6 lakh) were seized in separate cases.
The customs department also apprehended a Bangladeshi national and an airport staff for smuggling 1.59 kg of 24-carat gold dust valued at over ₹2.15 crore.
- Who
- Mumbai Airport Customs officers, 16 passengers, a Bangladeshi national, and an airport staff
- What
- Seizure of hydroponic weed, diamonds, gold, foreign currency, and gold dust
- When
- In the past few days (specific dates not mentioned, including Saturday and Sunday)
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- Why
- To prevent smuggling and illegal activities
- Contraband Seized
- Hydroponic weed worth ₹61 crore, diamonds worth ₹31.95 lakh, gold worth ₹1.39 crore, 200,000 Saudi Riyal (₹47.6 lakh), 1.59 kg of 24-carat gold dust worth ₹2.15 crore
- Number of Cases
- 16 cases of drug seizure, 7 cases of gold seizure
- Total Weed Seized
- 57 kg
- Origin of Contraband
- Bangkok, Bangladesh
- Arrests Made
- 16 passengers and 2 individuals (Bangladeshi national and airport staff) arrested
- Smuggling Method
- Concealed in life vest packets under aircraft seats, and other undisclosed methods
- Investigation Status
- Preliminary, key associates yet to be traced
Sources
Mumbai Airport Customs Seize Hydroponic Weed Worth ₹61 Cr, Diamonds Worth ₹1.3 Crore In Multiple Cases
Mumbai Airport Customs Bust International Smuggling Racket At CSMIA, Seize Gold Worth ₹2.15 Crore; 2 Including Bangladeshi National Arrested
Smuggled gold dust worth Rs 2.15cr seized at Mumbai airport; Bangladeshi man among 2 held
