Officers of the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone–III, registered multiple smuggling cases during the period between February 11 and February 17, 2026, leading to major seizures of narcotic substances and gold at the international airport.
According to Customs officials, acting on spot checks and APIS (Advance Passenger Information System) profiling, three cases of hydroponic weed smuggling were detected. A total of 9.581 kilograms of suspected hydroponic weed, valued at approximately Rs 9.581 crore in the illicit market, was recovered from three passengers who had arrived from Bangkok. All three accused were arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
In another set of cases based on specific intelligence inputs, Customs officials detected three additional cases involving hydroponic weed. In these cases, 14.780 kilograms of suspected hydroponic weed worth approximately Rs 14.780 crore in the illegal market was seized from three passengers who had also arrived from Bangkok. The accused were arrested under the NDPS Act.
Overall, Customs officials seized a total of 24.361 kilograms of suspected hydroponic weed valued at over Rs 24 crore in six separate cases during the week.
Apart from narcotics, officials also registered three gold smuggling cases during the same period. A total of 1,336.62 grams of gold valued at Rs 1.85 crore was recovered from three passengers.
Further investigation in all cases is underway.