DRI seizes hydroponic weed worth Rs 2.71 crore at Hyderabad airport

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 7.75 kg of high-grade cannabis worth an estimated Rs 2.71 crore from a passenger at Hyderabad airport. Officials found 73 packets concealed inside an electric geyser. The passenger was arrested under the NDPS Act.

Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Tuesday caught a man carrying high-grade cannabis (Hydroponic weed) in his baggage and seized 7.750 kilograms of the contraband from him at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad.

On specific information, the officials stopped a passenger. During examination of his check-in baggage, the passenger was found carrying an electric geyser. “Opening the geyser resulted in the recovery of 73 packets weighing 7.750 Kgs of a greenish substance, which tested positive for ganja using a Narcotic Drugs Detection Kit,” said the DRI officials.

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A total of 7.750 Kilograms of High-Grade Cannabis with an estimated value of Rs 2.71 crore in the illicit market was recovered from the passenger.

Accordingly, the recovered high-grade cannabis has been seized, and the passenger was arrested under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985. Further investigation is in progress.