India Customs arrests Air India cabin crew for smuggling ganja

20:48 | 20/08/2017 World Customs Follow english.haiquanonline.com.vn on

A cabin crew member of national- carrier Air India has been arrested by customs officers for allegedly trying to smuggle narcotic by hiding it in a meal service cart of a flight.

customs arrests air india cabin crew for smuggling ganja

The officers seized nearly two kilograms of ganja from the cart of the Air India flight from Chennai on July 19, according to a release issued by the customs department today.

A detailed investigation was carried out and a member of the cabin crew was arrested, it said.

Source: indiatimes.com/

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