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Mumbai Customs Seize 11.74 Kg Hydroponic Weed
Customs officers at Mumbai Airport stopped a passenger who had arrived from Kuala Lumpur.
They searched his trolley bag and found 12 packets.
The packets contained cannabis, which the article describes as hydroponic weed.
The total amount weighed 11.74 kilograms and was valued at ₹4.12 crore.
The passenger, Mohammed Suhel, was arrested on Sunday.
He told Customs he knew bringing marijuana into India could lead to strict punishment.
He said he did it for quick money.
Customs says it is still investigating whether other people helped him.
Mumbai Airport Customs officers arrested 35-year-old Mohammed Suhel after intercepting him at CSMI Airport.
Suhel arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and was carrying a trolley bag containing 12 plastic packets.
The packets held 11.74 kilograms of cannabis described as hydroponic weed, valued at ₹4.12 crore.
Suhel told Customs he knew smuggling marijuana into India could attract stringent punishment but accepted it for quick money.
Customs said its preliminary investigation indicates other people may be involved and efforts are underway to identify and apprehend associates.
- Who
- Mumbai Airport Customs officers and Mohammed Suhel, a 35-year-old passenger from Karwar, Karnataka.
- What
- Customs seized 11.74 kilograms of cannabis described as hydroponic weed and arrested Suhel.
- Where
- CSMI Airport in Mumbai.
- When
- Suhel arrived on Saturday and was arrested on Sunday; the article does not give calendar dates.
- Why
- Officers acted on specific intelligence that Suhel might be carrying contraband; he said he smuggled it for quick money.
Key facts
- Seized substance
- Cannabis described as hydroponic weed
- Net weight
- 11.74 kilograms
- Estimated value
- ₹4.12 crore
- Packaging
- 12 plastic packets in a trolley bag
- Travel route
- Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai
- Arrested passenger
- Mohammed Suhel, 35, a resident of Karwar, Karnataka
- Investigation status
- Preliminary; Customs says other associates are yet to be traced
Quotes
Customs official
An unnamed Customs official commenting on the investigation.
“The preliminary investigation carried out so far in accordance with the law and the statement given by the accused disclose involvement of other persons who are yet to be traced. The investigations in the case are at a very preliminary stage, and efforts are also being made to identify and apprehend key associates of the accused.”
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