Customs officials seize ganja, red-eared slider turtles from three passengers at Chennai airport

The Air Intelligence officials of the Customs section seized much than 4 kilograms of ganja from 2 antheral passengers astatine the Chennai International airdrome connected Monday night. The officials besides seized 2,800 red-eared slider turtles from a rider coming from Malaysia. 

A elder authoritative of the Customs section said the officials of the Air Intelligence portion got a tip-off that ganja was being smuggled successful a formation coming from Kuala Lumpur. Based connected this, the officials intercepted a rider coming from Thailand via Kuala Lumpur. The officials recovered 7 bundles weighing 3.42 kilograms of ganja hidden successful a compartment of his suitcase. The aforesaid officials intercepted a rider coming from Bangkok successful a backstage hose and seized 700 grams of ganja. The seized ganja was valued astatine ₹1.45 crore. Both the passengers were arrested.

Similarly, the officials of the Customs section checked the baggage of a tourer coming from Malaysia and recovered 2,800 reddish eared slider turtles being smuggled into the city. The turtles were seized nether the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the Customs Act, and the Malaysian rider was arrested.