Bengaluru customs officers at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) arrested two men in separate incidents where hydroponic ganja was concealed in trolley bags using a false hidden compartment.
A total of 2.9 kg of weed was recovered from the 30-year-old, who was hiding it inside a false compartment in his trolley suitcase, customs officials said. The seized ganja is estimated to be worth Rs 1 crore. Rahul Kumar , a resident of Bihar, was caught with 3 kg of hydroponic ganja while trying to exit KIA’s Terminal 2, the officials said. The weed was well concealed in vacuum-sealed pockets to minimise space, they said, adding that Rahul is estimated to have carried the substance, worth Rs 1.1 crore.
The first of these seizures was reported Monday when Ritesh Vijay Thadani, a resident of Mumbai, landed in Bengaluru from Bangkok. officials said similar smuggling acts were not reported in recent times While the modus operandi is not new. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru Stay updated with the latest Bengaluru news.
The bag, they said, was part of Thadani’s check-in luggage dropped at Bangkok airport, and the substance was recovered from sealed plastic bags. Usually smugglers conceal ganja in food packets,” a senior customs official told TOI . Bengaluru customs officers at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) arrested two men in separate incidents where hydroponic ganja was concealed in trolley bags using a false hidden compartment. Bengaluru: In two separate cases, hydroponic ganja was uncovered by customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) this week. Both the smugglers created a false cabinet inside their trolleys to conceal the banned substance. A day later, another passenger was caught using a similar technique to smuggle the banned substance. Both Thadani and Rahul were arrested by customs. “It cannot be detected very easily; only well-experienced and trained officers can find the presence of a hidden compartment. Using x-ray scanners alone, the presence of ganja cannot be determined… Download the TOI App.