Over 2 kg cannabis seized at Chennai airport; woman passenger held
Chennai (PTI) A woman who arrived at the airport here from Thailand has been arrested with more than two kg of cannabis worth Rs 1.01 crore, officials said on Sunday.
Acting on specific inputs, sleuths of the customs department intercepted the woman on November 15. She had arrived at the airport from Bangkok via Colombo.
Examination of her checked-in baggage led to the recovery of the contraband.
About 2.9 kg of cannabis, in an air-tight transparent packet concealed in the outdoor unit of an air-conditioner, was recovered from her, the customs department said.
"The seized goods are valued at Rs 1.01 crore in the illicit market. The contraband has been seized and the passenger was remanded to judicial custody under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act," it said, adding that further investigation was underway.
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MI beat PBKS by 6 wickets
Dharamsala (PTI): Already out of play-offs race, Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Tilak Varma remained not out on 75 off 33 balls as MI chased down the target of 201 with one ball to spare. Will Jacks gave Varma company with 25 not out off 10 balls as MI reached 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs.
For Punjab, Azmatullah Omarzai was the most successful bowler with figures of 2/36.
Earlier, Shardul Thakur returned with excellent figures of 4 for 39 for MI, who are already out of the IPL play-offs race, but Punjab Kings still scored 200 for 8.
Deepak Chahar (2/36), Corbin Bosch (1/42) and Raj Bawa (1/11) were the other MI wicket takers.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 200 for 8 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 57; Shardul Thakur 4/39).
Mumbai Indians: 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs (Tilak Varma 75 not out; Azmatullah Omarzai 2/36).
