Man caught at Cochin airport for smuggling Rs 5.5 cr worth hybrid ganja abroad
Man caught at Cochin airport for smuggling Rs 5.5 cr worth hybrid ganja abroad
KOCHI: (Apr 26) A Malappuram resident was arrested at the Cochin International Airport here while trying to smuggle, abroad, around 5.5 kilograms of hybrid ganja worth Rs 5.5 crore, the Customs department said on Saturday.
Customs Superintendent Vivek Nair said that acting on specific intelligence, officers of the High-Performance Unit (HPU), Customs Cochin Preventive Commissionerate (CCP), intercepted a passenger bound for Ras-Al Khaimah, UAE, on an Indigo flight from Kochi.
The officers conducted a detailed examination of the passenger's trolley bag at the Departure Hall of the airport and found approximately 5.5 kg of hybrid ganja or hydroponic weed in his possession.
