Mumbai:

Customs officials seized hydroponic weed worth Rs 14.9 crore from two passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here, an official said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off, officials intercepted two passengers who had arrived from Bangkok on Friday and seized 14.9 kg of the contraband, the official said.

Drugs kept in 14 packets were concealed in cartons in the duo’s luggage, an official said.

The passengers were arrested under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and further investigation is underway to ascertain to whom they were delivering the contraband.

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Ghaziabad, UP:

The Crime Branch of the Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate arrested a drug peddler and seized 300 kg of ganja, officials said on Saturday.

The accused has been identified as 24-year-old Mohammad Zafar of Bareilly district.

The contraband, with an estimated value of Rs 2.5 crore in the international market, was concealed inside a truck, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Sachidananad said.

Zafar confessed to the crime and said he used to bring the contraband from Odisha for distribution in the National Capital Region, the officer added.

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