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    Major drugs haul at Bengaluru Airport: Three from Bangkok held with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 6.23 crore

    The ganja worth Rs 6.23 crore was concealed in their checked-in baggage.

    PTI
    December 29, 2025 / 20:12 IST
    Bengaluru airport (file image)

    Three passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport have been arrested for allegedly carrying hydroponic ganja worth Rs 6.23 crore, concealed in their checked-in baggage, officials said on Monday.

    The arrests were made by the Customs department on December 28, they said.

    "Bengaluru Customs intercepted three passengers who arrived from Bangkok and seized 17.80 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 6.23 crore, concealed in checked-in baggage," Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X', without divulging further details about the identities of the accused.

    All accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, it added.

    PTI
    first published: Dec 29, 2025 08:11 pm

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