News:2026-10-30/Trafficking/chennai-customs-arrest-a-woman-arriving-from-kuala-lumpur-with-4-877-kg-of-hydroponic-ganja-in-15-packets

NewsTrafficking30 October 2026

Chennai Customs arrest a woman arriving from Kuala Lumpur with 4.877 kg of hydroponic ganja in 15 packets

The Hindustan Times reported that Customs officials at Chennai airport, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a woman arriving from Kuala Lumpur and recovered 15 transparent packets holding 4,877 grams of green tops suspected to be hydroponically cultivated ganja. The article says the packets were inside eight food packets in her checked-in trolley bag and that she was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The New Indian Express reported the same case, gave the weight as 4.88 kg and put the value at Rs 1.71 crore.

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PlaceChennai International AirportChennaiTamil NaduIndia

AgencyChennai Customs

Approximate location12.98, 80.16

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2026-10-30 Trafficking Chennai Customs arrest a woman arriving from Kuala Lumpur with 4.877 kg of hydroponic ganja in 15 packets The Hindustan Times reported that Customs officials at Chennai airport, acting on a tip-off, intercepted a woman arriving from Kuala Lumpur and recovered 15 transparent packets holding 4,877 grams of green tops suspected to be hydroponically cultivated ganja. The article says the packets were inside eight food packets in her checked-in trolley bag and that she was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The New Indian Express reported the same case, gave the weight as 4.88 kg and put the value at Rs 1.71 crore. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/customs-seize-ganja-worth-rs-1-71-crore-at-chennai-airport-woman-arrested-101793509292322.html India Tamil Nadu Chennai Chennai International Airport 12° 58' 48.00" N, 80° 9' 36.00" E event site Chennai Customs