Ahmedabad: A Customs department team on Monday nabbed a passenger with 8.2 kg of marijuana (also known as cannabis) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. On July 28, officers from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) stopped a male traveller who had arrived in Ahmedabad from Bangkok on a Thai Lion Airways flight. “The passenger was carrying 15 vacuum-sealed plastic packets containing a total of 8,286.20 grams of marijuana,” noted the Customs department in a statement. The accused h...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Affairs Harsh Sanghvi will visit Kutch on 24th July 2025. He will visit Saurashtra Enviro Project Pvt. Ltd. located in Lakadia area of Bhachau taluka and witness the process of destroying a huge quantity of narcotics. Narcotics seized in crimes registered under the NDPS Act in various police stations of East Kutch (Gandhidham), West Kutch (Bhuj) and Morbi districts will be destroyed here. After obtaining permission from the High Court for destru...Read More

Ahmedabad: A passenger arriving from Bangkok was arrested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Wednesday for attempting to smuggle over 2 kg of hydroponic cannabis. Following a tip-off, the Air Intelligence Unit of Customs and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials at the city airport intercepted the man who had travelled on a Thai Airways flight. During a search of his trolley bag, officers found two airtight packets containing a greenish, lumpy substanc...Read More

Ahmedabad: In two separate incidents, Customs officials at the Foreign Post Office (FPO) in Ahmedabad intercepted parcels containing ganja that had been shipped from Thailand. The first case was reported on June 25, when a suspicious parcel was opened during inspection. Officials discovered 504.5 grams of ganja hidden inside two wall clocks. The drugs were packed in plastic and falsely declared as regular goods. The second seizure took place on June 30. A parcel labeled as containing “dr...Read More

Surat: The Varachha police on Sunday arrested a CRPF jawan, Shimanchal Nahak (37), for allegedly carrying 22 kg of ganja. Originally hailing from Odisha, Nahak was caught near Khand Bazar in Varachha with a trolley bag containing the narcotics. Acting on a tip-off about a man transporting drugs through the area, the police intercepted him. Investigations revealed that Nahak had brought the ganja from Odisha’s Ganjam district by train and arrived at Udhna railway station. Nahak, who joined th...Read More

Kutch: The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered seven packets of suspected narcotics during a routine patrol off the Gujarat coast. The contraband was seized in the coastal area of Sugarbet, located near Rodasar and Medi in the border region of Lakhpat taluka, Kutch. The abandoned packets found near the shoreline have triggered a fresh security alert in the coastal region. Authorities have launched an investigation to trace the source and intended destination of the narcotics. Meanwhile, the B...Read More

Kutch: In a continued crackdown on drug smuggling along the coastal belt of Kutch, security agencies recovered seven more unclaimed packets of charas near Pingleswar Landing Point on Sunday. This marks the fourth consecutive day of narcotics recovery in the region, bringing the total haul to 21 packets worth approximately ₹10.5 crore. Acting on a tip-off and under the directive of the West Kutch Superintendent of Police, a joint team comprising Jakhau Police, the Special Operations Group (SOG...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a joint operation, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and the Ahmedabad Customs Department seized 39.24 kg of hydroponic cannabis (weed) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Three individuals who arrived from Bangkok, Thailand, were arrested for allegedly smuggling the contraband worth around ₹39 crore. Acting on a tip-off, the officials closely monitored the suspects, including a woman who arrived from a Thai Airways flight, and searched their six tro...Read More

Kutch: The recurring issue of unclaimed drug packets washing ashore along the Kutch coastline appears to have resurfaced. In a recent incident, the Kothara police recovered 10 packets of suspected charas (hashish) from near the Khuada village coastline in the Abdasa taluka. The discovery of these unclaimed narcotics continues to fuel speculation about their origin and intended destination. According to police reports, during routine patrolling, authorities found 10 packets, each weighing approx...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a joint operation, Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials seized 37 kg of hydroponic weed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Tuesday. The weed (cannabis), worth around ₹37 crore, was seized from four passengers arriving from Bangkok. Acting on a tip-off, the authorities intercepted four Indian passengers — two men and two women. Upon inspecting their six trolley bags, multiple packets of a green substance were found hidden in branded ...Read More