Updated On: 12 December, 2025 05:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai Customs seized nearly 43 kg of hydroponic weed valued at Rs 43 crore and arrested five passengers arriving from Bangkok on separate flights. The contraband was recovered in two operations based on specific intelligence inputs at Mumbai International Airport, officials said

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In a major crackdown, the Mumbai Customs department has seized nearly 43 kilograms of hydroponic weed worth around Rs 43 crore. Officials, while briefing about the bust, asserted that they arrested five passengers who arrived from Bangkok in separate flights.
The officials from the Mumbai Customs asserted, “Based on specific inputs, officials of the Customs department`s Airport Commissionerate intercepted these passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday following their arrival in different flights,” as cited by news agency PTI.