DRI Seizes Rs 7 Cr worth hydroponic weed

Hyderabad: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized Rs 7 crore worth hydroponic weed from the passengers coming from Bangkok at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Friday.

Upon systematic search of their check-in luggage, 13 vacuum-packed transparent packets were found inside the packets of Kellogs chocolate.

A greenish substance in lumpy form was recovered from all the 13 packets, and when tested with a field test kit, it indicated positive for Marijuana.

The packets containing 7.096 kgs of hydroponic weed have been seized, and the passengers have been arrested under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985 and remanded to Judicial Custody.

Further investigation is on.