Mumbai Airport Customs officials arrest 28-year-old Harsha Sunny after an alleged seizure of hydroponic cannabis worth ₹11.82 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). According to Customs, she arrives in Mumbai from Bangkok on the night of June 10–11 and is intercepted around 4 a.m. on June 11 based on passenger profiling and routine surveillance. Officials conduct checks and find the contraband during a detailed examination of her trolley bag rather than on her person. Customs say 12 vacuum-sealed, transparent plastic packets are concealed in the luggage, containing the flowering and fruiting tops of the cannabis plant. The seized quantity is reported as 11,824 grams (about 11 kg), and officials describe it as hydroponic weed (ganja) covered under the NDPS Act. A field testing kit reportedly gives a positive result. Sunny is arrested under the NDPS Act and produced before a court, which remands her to judicial custody. Investigators state the probe is at a preliminary stage and they seek to identify associates linked to the alleged smuggling network. Her defence says she was unaware of the contents and claims she may have been persuaded to carry the bag by someone who befriended her during the trip.
Mumbai Airport Customs arrest Harsha Sunny for alleged ₹11.82 crore hydroponic weed smuggling from Bangkok
Mumbai Airport Customs officials arrest 28-year-old Harsha Sunny after an alleged seizure of hydroponic cannabis worth ₹11.82 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). Accord...
- Harsha Sunny, 28, is arrested by Mumbai Airport Customs at CSMIA for alleged smuggling of hydroponic cannabis.
- Customs says the alleged contraband is 11,824 grams (about 11 kg) worth ₹11.82 crore and is sourced from Bangkok.
- Officials report finding 12 vacuum-sealed packets concealed inside her trolley bag during examination, not on her person.
- She is produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody; investigators say the investigation is preliminary and focus on identifying associates.
- Sunny’s defence claims she had no knowledge of the bag’s contents and says she was allegedly persuaded by someone she met during the trip.
Harsha Sunny, a private bank employee and beauty pageant runner-up, was arrested at Mumbai Airport for allegedly smuggling hydroponic weed worth ₹11.8 crore from Bangkok. The case comes amid a rise in airport drug seizures and follows other high-profile smuggling cases
16 hours agoMumbai: Model and former Mrs Kerala pageant runner-up, Harsha Sunny, has been arrested at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after Customs officials allegedly recovered hydroponic cannabis worth Rs 11.82 crore from her luggage.The 28-year-old model was carrying over 11 kg of high-quality hydroponic marijuana. She was flying from Bangkok and was stopped at the Mumbai airport after officials found her behaviour suspicious during routine surveillance, according to an NDTV report. View this post on Instagram She arrived at the airport in Mumbai from Bangkok on the night of June 10–11 via Air India flight TG-351, according to Customs officials.Airport interceptionShe was stopped at the airport at around 4 am on Thursday after her arrival from Bangkok. Based on passenger profiling, Customs officials suspected that she could be carrying contraband items. View this post on Instagram A personal search was then carried out before a gazetted officer under the provisions of the NDPS Act. However, officials said no contraband was found on her person. The alleged recovery was made during a detailed examination of her baggage.12 vacuum-sealed packets were found concealed inside her trolley bag. The packets reportedly contained green-coloured flowering and fruiting tops of the cannabis plant, suspected to be hydroponic weed, also known as ganja. The substance allegedly tested positive using the NDPS field testing kit, according to officials.Arrest and court proceedingsAfter this, the Customs Department arrested Harsha Sunny under the NDPS Act for smuggling banned narcotics.Harsha Sunny was then produced before the Fort Court, which remanded her to judicial custody.Investigators told the court that the probe is still at a preliminary stage. Officials are now trying to identify other individuals who may be linked to the alleged smuggling network.Defence and investigationThe authorities are also expected to examine Sunny’s travel details, communication records, and the circumstances under which the bag was allegedly carried into India. Sunny, however, has claimed that she was unaware of the contents of the bag.She reportedly told Customs officials that a person she befriended during her trip gained her confidence and persuaded her to carry a bag to India. Her side has suggested that she may have been used as an unsuspecting carrier by organised traffickers, Moneycontrol reported.
18 hours agoMumbai, June 11: A 28-year-old woman who works as a relationship manager in a company has been arrested by Mumbai Airport Customs officials for allegedly smuggling drugs worth Rs 11.82 crore sourced from Bangkok.Customs interception and seizureAccording to the Customs sources, the agency officials intercepted one passenger, namely Harsha Sunny, in the early hours of Thursday on the basis of suspicion that she might be carrying contraband items, after she arrived at CSMI Airport, Mumbai from Bangkok.A search of the baggage was then carried out. On examination of her trolley bag, the officers found 12 vacuum-sealed transparent plastic packets containing fruiting and flowering tops of the cannabis plant purported to be hydroponic weed (ganja), a substance covered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, weighing 11,824 grams and valued at Rs 11.82 crore.She was arrested and produced before the court, which remanded her to judicial custody. "The investigation in the case are at a very preliminary stage and efforts are also being made to identify and apprehend key associates of the accused," said a Customs officer.Also Watch: Mumbai Airport Customs Arrest 35-Year-Old Vadodara Man For Smuggling Weed Worth ₹4.79 Crore From Bangkok At CSMIALegal representation and statement"This appears to be a classic case of an unsuspecting traveller being exploited by organised traffickers. The young woman had visited Bangkok for tourism and to explore professional opportunities in the nail-art and modelling sectors. A person who befriended her during the trip allegedly gained her confidence and persuaded her to carry a bag to India. Our client’s consistent case is that she had no knowledge of any illegal contents. We urge the public not to rush to conclusions while the investigation is still in progress,” said Advocate Prabhakar Tripathi, who represented the arrested woman in the court.To get details on exclusive and budget-friendly property deals in Mumbai & surrounding regions, do visit: https://budgetproperties.in/
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