Archive · 17 Jan 2026
8.77 kg ganja seized at IGI Airport; two arrested
Customs officers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi stopped two Indian passengers who came from Bangkok.
They found 8.77 kg of ganja, which is a type of drug, in their bag.
The ganja is worth about Rs 8.771 crore.
The officers did a test and it showed that the substance was indeed ganja.
They took the ganja and the bag, and arrested the two passengers.
This happened on January 14, and the officials told everyone about it on January 17.
Customs officers at IGI Airport arrested two Indian passengers arriving from Bangkok.
8.77 kg of ganja was seized from their baggage.
The passengers were intercepted based on spot profiling and their baggage was examined.
The seized ganja has an international market value of approximately Rs 8.771 crore.
The passengers were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
- Who
- Two Indian passengers arriving from Bangkok
- What
- Seizure of 8.77 kg ganja and arrest of two passengers
- When
- January 14 (incident), January 17 (announcement)
- Where
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal 3, New Delhi
- Why
- Passengers were intercepted based on spot profiling and found with suspected narcotic substance
- Location
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal 3
- Date of Incident
- January 14
- Date of Announcement
- January 17
- Narcotic Substance
- Ganja/Marijuana
- Amount Seized
- 8.77 kg
- Market Value
- Rs 8.771 crore
- Act Under Which Arrested
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act