Hydroponic Ganja Worth Rs.4 Cr Seized at Visakhapatnam Airport
Hydroponic ganja is grown in a controlled environment without the use of soil.
Visakhapatnam: The personnel of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence of Visakhapatnam branch arrested one person upon arrival from Singapore and seized four kilos of hydroponic ganja from him. He was identified as Mohammed Imran Khan (36), native of Kolkata.
Intelligence sources said Imran Khan sourced the ganja from Bangkok and flew to Singapore. From there he boarded Scoot airlines and arrived at ASR International Airport at about 11 am. On a tip off, the DRI personnel immediately arrested him, seized the contraband and began interrogating. He is being produced before the magistrate in Vizianagaram.
Hydroponic ganja is grown in a controlled environment without the use of soil.
Considered to be of high quality, standard hydroponic ganja costs Rs 30,000 in Bangkok in the wholesale market. Thailand permits cannabis for medical use and is banned for entertainment, sources said.