Mumbai, April 14, 2025

Customs officers at CSMI Airport, Mumbai, booked a case on 9th and 10th April, 2025, involving the seizure of suspected cocaine weighing 785 grams having an illicit market value of approx. Rs. 7.85 Crore. One foreign passenger was arrested.

On the basis of spot profiling, one foreign passenger who arrived in Mumbai by Flight No. UR430 on 9th April, 2025, was intercepted by the Customs Officers at the airport. Upon questioning, the passenger exhibited signs of nervousness and uneasiness. Further examination and medical investigation revealed that the passenger had swallowed multiple yellow-coloured pellets, which were later found to contain white coloured crumbled substance purported to be Cocaine.

Customs officers, under medical supervision, vide Panchanama dated 13th April, 2025, recovered the contraband purported to be cocaine having a net weight of 785 grams. Its approximate value is Rs. 7,85,00,000/-. The said passenger was placed under arrest under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985. Further investigation is going on.

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(Release ID: 2121556)