DRI seizes hydroponic weed worth Rs 2.7 crore hidden inside geyser at RGIA | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 7.7 kg of high-grade hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 2.71 crore, from a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport on Monday.Acting on specific intelligence that an Indian passenger travelling from Bangkok to Hyderabad was carrying the contraband, a DRI team intercepted him at the airport.During the examination of his check-in baggage, officials found an electric geyser. On opening it, they recovered 73 packets containing a green substance weighing 7.75 kg. The substance tested positive for ganja/marijuana using a narcotic drug detection kit, the DRI said in an official statement.The contraband was seized, and the passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.Further investigation is underway. DRI officials said that the phone data of the accused will be analysed to identify the suspected smuggling network.Hydroponic ganja is a potent variety of cannabis cultivated indoors using a soilless growing method. It has increasingly been smuggled into India from Thailand, often concealed in electrical appliances and food packets carried in checked-in baggage.
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