On Saturday, officials at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport, Zone-III, apprehended a traveller arriving from Bangkok and found 8,909 grams of suspected marijuana, also known as ganja. The contraband, worth almost Rs 8 crores on the illicit market, was hidden in boxes containing toys and food items found in the passenger's luggage.

"On Oct 19, 2024, CSMIA, Mumbai, made a seizure of NDPS goods purported to be Ganja (Marijuana) having a net weight of 8.909 kg with an approx illicit market value of Rs 8 Cr. The contraband was concealed in the boxes containing foodstuff and toys kept in the baggage of the passenger," the Customs said in their statement.