Airline Security Officer Among Two Held With 40 kg of Ganja at Tripura Airport

Two persons including a security executive of an airline were arrested on the charge of trying to smuggle 40 kg of ganja valued at Rs 2 lakh in a flight from Agartala to Kolkata on Monday, a police officer said.

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Agartala, November 27: Two persons including a security executive of an airline were arrested on the charge of trying to smuggle 40 kg of ganja valued at Rs 2 lakh in a flight from Agartala to Kolkata on Monday, a police officer said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team reached the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in the Tripura capital and caught the two at the security checkpoint. Thane: 25 Grams Ganja Seized From Private Hospital; Woman Administrator Among Four Booked

While one of them was carrying the contraband, the other one who is a security executive of an airline, was helping him smuggle the ganja in a flight, Sub Divisional Police Officer of New Capital Complex, Parmita Pandey, said. Karnataka: Five Medical Students Arrested for Ganja Cultivation, Peddling in Shivaganga and Hale Gurupura

She said the police suspect more people are likely to be involved in ganja smuggling via flights.

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