Customs seize hydroponic weed price ₹4 Cr, digital devices price ₹71.7L from passengers at RGIA

Hyderabad: Customs officers on the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, have recovered narcotics and high-end digital items price Rs 4.71 crore from inbound passengers on separate flights.

Hydroponic Weed Worth ₹4 Crore Seized from Bangkok Passenger

In the primary case, officers intercepted a passenger who arrived from Bangkok. Upon examination of the traveller’s baggage, authorities discovered 4.3 kilograms of suspected hydroponic weed, hid in a trolley bag. The illicit market worth of the seized contraband is estimated to be ₹4 crore.

Hydroponic weed, a type of hashish cultivated utilizing nutrient-rich water with out soil, is thought for its excessive efficiency and is usually smuggled into India from Southeast Asian international locations.

Electronic Gadgets Worth ₹71.7 Lakh Recovered from Abu Dhabi Passengers

In a separate case, Customs officers, with help from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), recovered a big amount of high-end digital items from the checked-in baggage of two passengers who arrived from Abu Dhabi.

The seized gadgets embrace:

• 10 iPhone 17 Pro Max items

• 55 iPhone 17 Pro items

• 10 Apple Watch SEs

• 10 I Watch SEs

• 8 DJI Air 3S drones

• 4 Nintendo Switch 2 consoles

• 1 Samsung Galaxy Fold 7

• 1 HMD cellphone, and

• 1 Google Pixel Watch 3

The complete worth of the seized items is estimated at ₹71,71,407. The items had been handed over to Customs by CISF personnel after routine baggage screening raised suspicion.

Ongoing Surveillance and Enforcement at RGIA

Hyderabad Customs officers have maintained that enhanced surveillance and intelligence-led checks at RGIA proceed to yield vital ends in curbing smuggling makes an attempt. Over the previous 12 months, the airport has witnessed a rise in instances involving narcotics and high-value digital gadgets.

Both instances are presently beneath detailed investigation beneath the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, and related NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act sections.