Pune Customs officials intercept a passenger arriving from Bangkok and seize 10.642 kg of hydroponic weed worth about ₹3.72 crore, arresting the passenger and placing him before a judicial magistrate. The drugs are concealed in nine silver-coloured packets labelled “Freeze Dried Monthong Durian,” hidden among noodle/food items and wrapped in multiple layers of vacuum-sealed black polythene to avoid detection.

Reporting from multiple outlets describes the interception as being prompted by passenger profiling and suspicious results during baggage screening. Pune Customs says preliminary field testing with a narcotics drug field testing kit confirms the substance as marijuana/hydroponic weed, and the seizure is handled under the NDPS Act, 1985, with the consignment weighed and valued in the same range across coverage.

One outlet also ties the operation to a broader pattern of airport smuggling enforcement in recent days, mentioning a separate Pune case within a week involving a smaller seizure from another Bangkok-arriving passenger and different concealment methods. Other reports focus more narrowly on the latest Pune arrest and the concealment details.