Chennai customs seized 4,639 hydroponic ganja at Chennai airport and arrested a passenger in connection with the incident. 

A passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur was intercepted based on passenger profiling by customs officials on Sunday. During the X-Ray screening and examination of passenger’s check-in baggage, officials discovered 49 packets, which had a greenish, lumpy substance with a sharp and pungent odour, according to a press release.

They suspected it to be high grade hydroponic ganja. The substance weighed 4,639 grams and upon testing with the Narcotic Drug Detection Kit, it tested positive for ganja. 

Customs officials have seized it under the provisions of Section 43(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 and have arrested the passenger and remanded him to judicial custody, the release said. Further investigation is on. 

Published - July 14, 2026 12:53 am IST