The passenger, who landed at Mumbai airport on the intermediate night of May 24 and 25, appeared uncomfortable during questioning which gave rise to suspicion
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A customs official on Thursday said that pellets containing 866 grams of cocaine were recovered from the stomach of a Ugandan national after he was intercepted at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai, reported news agency PTI.
The passenger, who landed at Mumbai airport on the intermediate night of May 24 and 25, appeared uncomfortable during questioning which gave rise to suspicion, he said, reported PTI.
A medical examination showed that he had ingested yellow-coloured pellets.
After the pellets were removed through a medical procedure, they were found to contain a total of 886 grams of cocaine worth Rs 8.66 crore, reported PTI.
The man was subsequently arrested at Mumbai airport and further probe was on, the official said.
Man held with Rs 2.7 lakh hydro ganja in Navi Mumbai
In another case, the police have arrested a 23-year-old man after seizing hydro ganja valued at Rs 2.78 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai township, an official said on Thursday, reported PTI.
A police patrolling team spotted two men roaming suspiciously on a scooter below Jui bridge in the Vashi area in the wee hours of Tuesday.
The police intercepted them and during a search found hydro ganja concealed in the dicky of their vehicle, the official from Vashi police station said, reported PTI.
While one of the persons was apprehended, the other one managed to escape, he said.
The police have registered a case against the accused under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the official said, reported PTI.
"The police are now trying to find out the source of the contraband and to whom the accused planned to sell it," he added.
Man held with ganja worth Rs 60,000 at Kalyan railway station
Meanwhile, a man from Gujarat was arrested with ganja worth Rs 60,000 at a railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district in the early hours of Monday, an official said, reported PTI.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP), in a joint operation, apprehended the accused at Kalyan railway station around 4.30 am, the official said, reported PTI.
"Our team, along with RPF officers, noticed a man loitering suspiciously. We intercepted him for questioning, and during a search, we found 8.3 kg of ganja," senior inspector Pandhari Kande said, reported PTI.
The accused, Nareshkumar Manharbhai Pancholi (34), a resident of Gujarat, has been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
(With inputs from PTI)
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