DRI Seizes 27.5 kgs of Ganja worth Rs 9.5 Cr at Shamshabad Airport

Officers of the Hyderabad zonal unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 27.5 kgs of ganja worth Rs.9.5 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad. 

The DRI arrested persons including four international passengers and three of their associates in connection with the case. 

Acting on specific intelligence, the DRI officers mounted surveillance at the arrival



centre at RGIA. 

At around 1.15 am, four Indian international passengers arriving from Bangkok by Thai Airways flight were intercepted along with three other persons during the process of handing over their check-in baggage.

On systematic examination of the check-in baggage of the passengers, multiple packets containing greenish-brown lumpy substance concealed inside trolley bags were recovered.