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NewsTrafficking4 November 2026

Mumbai airport customs arrest two Bhutanese nationals arriving from Bangkok with about 2.95 kg of cannabis in chocolate packaging

The Free Press Journal, citing customs sources, reported that the Air Intelligence Unit at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport stopped two Bhutanese passengers arriving from Bangkok in separate interceptions. The article says one passenger had seven vacuum-sealed packets inside chocolate wrappers holding 1,452 grams of cannabis, and the other had seven chocolate cartons holding approximately 1,500 grams. It reports that both were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and that investigators were trying to trace foreign and local handlers.

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PlaceChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportMumbaiMaharashtraIndia

AgencyAir Intelligence Unit, Mumbai Airport Customs

Approximate location19.09, 72.87

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2026-11-04 Trafficking Mumbai airport customs arrest two Bhutanese nationals arriving from Bangkok with about 2.95 kg of cannabis in chocolate packaging The Free Press Journal, citing customs sources, reported that the Air Intelligence Unit at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport stopped two Bhutanese passengers arriving from Bangkok in separate interceptions. The article says one passenger had seven vacuum-sealed packets inside chocolate wrappers holding 1,452 grams of cannabis, and the other had seven chocolate cartons holding approximately 1,500 grams. It reports that both were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and that investigators were trying to trace foreign and local handlers. https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-airport-customs-arrests-2-bhutanese-nationals-with-nearly-3-kg-cannabis-smuggled-from-bangkok-at-csmia India Maharashtra Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport 19° 5' 24.00" N, 72° 52' 12.00" E event site Air Intelligence Unit, Mumbai Airport Customs