Delhi Customs arrested a Perak woman, 22, after finding 15kg of cannabis hidden in her luggage at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
BACHOK: Bukit Aman today confirmed that a 22-year-old Malaysian woman was arrested by Indian authorities after being caught attempting to smuggle 15 kilogrammes (kg) of cannabis at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sept 4.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the woman, who was from Perak, was arrested after the Delhi Customs inspected her trolley bag and found the drugs hidden in 30 packages.
“The Malaysian woman was arrested together with the 15kg of cannabis at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Sept 4,” he told Bernama today.
He said the NCID received information regarding her arrest from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) India, and that the suspect boarded Batik Air Flight OD205 from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to India on Sept 4.
“The suspect is currently being detained by Delhi Customs and will be investigated under India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, while awaiting trial,” he added.
Hussein said the suspect also had one prior drug-related record under Section 15 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
He added that the NCID would continue to communicate with NCB India to obtain further information on the case.
