Bangkok to Hyderabad flight drug bust: DRI nabs woman with 13.3 Kg hydroponic ganja

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad Zonal Unit (HZU) officials seized 13.3 kgs of hydroponic ganja (marijuana) at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, on Tuesday.

Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Hyderabad, intercepted an Indian female passenger arriving from Bangkok at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.

A thorough search of the passenger’s check-in baggage revealed 20 packets containing a greenish lumpy substance. Field testing confirmed the substance as cannabis/ganja. The seized material, identified as 13.3 kg of hydroponic ganja valued at approximately ₹13.3 crore in the illicit market, was seized along with the packaging material.

The passenger has been arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and remanded to judicial custody. Further investigation is in progress.