Officers at the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai, Zone-III, seized contraband during a series of operations carried out on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The seizures included narcotics, gold, and foreign currency, with an estimated total illicit market value of approximately Rs 8.47 crore. Two passengers were arrested in connection with the cases.

On Friday, customs officers, acting on profiling, intercepted a passenger arriving from Tanzania. Upon examination, they recovered 55 capsules containing a white, crumbled substance, which was confirmed to be cocaine, weighing 751.00 grams. The illicit market value of the seized narcotics is estimated to be around Rs 7.51 crore. The drugs were found concealed inside the body cavity of the passenger and were also ingested. The passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.