NCB arrests five for smuggling hydro ganja from Thailand

Bengaluru: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday said that five people smuggling high-grade ganja from Thailand were arrested in Bengaluru.

"NCB Bengaluru Zonal Unit has developed intelligence on persons bringing high grade Cannabis (Hydroponic Weed) from Thailand to Bengaluru and has intercepted and arrested five persons at Kempegowda airport, Bengaluru and seized about 20 kg of high-grade Cannabis (Hydroponic Weed)," the agency said.

"Interrogation of these persons, who all are in the age group of 25 to 35 years, has revealed that they were essentially used as mules/carriers to bring the contraband from Thailand by people unknown to them," it added.

As per the investigation, these unknown persons in India, who are believed to be a part of trans-national drug trafficking syndicate, sponsored leisure trips of the arrested persons to Thailand on the promise that while returning back to India from Thailand they would have to carry the bag containing ganja.

"These persons were further given to understand that business of Cannabis is not an offence in India and in case they are intercepted, arrangement would be made for their release," the NCB said.

"Public is informed that possession of Cannabis is an offence in India and carries a punishment up to 20 years in prison. Further, public is advised to be careful against falling in such trap of this trans-national drug syndicate and not carry any baggage handed over by someone without verifying its contents."