A consignment of 4.4 kg of Hashish was seized during early hours of June 10 by an alert team of CISF at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International airport, New Delhi.
During routine surveillance and behavioural profiling by the team at the check-in area, a departing passenger bound for Amman via Sharjah was identified on the basis of suspicious behavioural indicators, and was selected for random screening.
During screening of the passenger’s baggage, multiple packets of suspected narcotic/psychotropic substance were recovered concealed inside newly purchased clothing items packed in the baggage.
The matter was immediately escalated to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Delhi Zone.
An NCB team arrived at the airport and conducted a field drug test of the recovered substance.
The test yielded a positive result for Hashish (Charas).
The recovered substance comprised of 20 packets of Hashish weighing 4.4 kg.
Following confirmation, the NCB team completed all legal formalities and prepared a seizure list.
The NCB team subsequently departed along with the accused and seized exhibits for further proceedings at the NCB Delhi Zone Office.
