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News record12 October 2026Trafficking

DRI arrests a passenger from Bangkok with 7.75 kg of hydroponic cannabis hidden in an electric geyser at Hyderabad airport

The Deccan Chronicle reported that officers of the Hyderabad Zonal Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), acting on specific intelligence, intercepted an Indian passenger at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, after he arrived from Bangkok on Monday 12 October 2026. On opening an electric geyser in his check-in baggage, officers recovered 73 packets weighing 7.750 kg of a greenish substance that tested positive for ganja on a narcotic drugs detection kit. The DRI said the 7.750 kg recovered was high-grade cannabis, and the intelligence had concerned hydroponic weed. The passenger was arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985.

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Date12 Oct 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceTelangana

District / areaRanga Reddy

LocalityRajiv Gandhi International Airport

AgencyDirectorate of Revenue Intelligence

Coordinates17.24, 78.43

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-12 Trafficking DRI arrests a passenger from Bangkok with 7.75 kg of hydroponic cannabis hidden in an electric geyser at Hyderabad airport The Deccan Chronicle reported that officers of the Hyderabad Zonal Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), acting on specific intelligence, intercepted an Indian passenger at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, after he arrived from Bangkok on Monday 12 October 2026. On opening an electric geyser in his check-in baggage, officers recovered 73 packets weighing 7.750 kg of a greenish substance that tested positive for ganja on a narcotic drugs detection kit. The DRI said the 7.750 kg recovered was high-grade cannabis, and the intelligence had concerned hydroponic weed. The passenger was arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/dri-seizes-775-kg-weed-worth-rs271-cr-at-rgia-arrests-passenger-1995460 India Telangana Ranga Reddy Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 17° 14' 24.00" N, 78° 25' 48.00" E event site Directorate of Revenue Intelligence