Operation Weed Out: DRI seizes 42.34 kg hydroponic weed worth ₹42 crore at Mumbai airport
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 42.34 kg of hydroponic weed worth about ₹42 crore from two passengers arriving from Bangkok at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on 2 November 2025 under 'Operation Weed Out'.
Summary
The DRI seizure at Mumbai airport on Sunday, 2 November 2025, found the hydroponic weed concealed in 21 food packets, including noodles and biscuits; it was seized under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and both passengers were arrested. It followed a 4.7 kg cocaine seizure worth ₹47 crore on 31 October, taking DRI's narcotics seizures to over ₹100 crore in three days. Under Operation Weed Out, DRI has seized 292.9 kg of hydroponic weed at various Indian airports.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 2 Nov 2025, CSMIA, Mumbai
- Seized
- 42.34 kg hydroponic weed, about ₹42 crore
- Concealment
- 21 food packets (noodles, biscuits)
- Origin
- Passengers from Bangkok
- Law
- NDPS Act, 1985
- Operation total
- 292.9 kg hydroponic weed at Indian airports
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The two passengers caught with 42.34 kg of hydroponic weed at Mumbai airport on 2 November 2025 had arrived from which city?
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Correct answer: C — Bangkok
DRI intercepted two passengers arriving from Bangkok at CSMIA, Mumbai.
How was the hydroponic weed concealed in the DRI seizure at Mumbai airport on 2 November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — In 21 food packets such as noodles and biscuits
The weed was hidden in 21 food packets, including noodles and biscuits.
Under which law was the hydroponic weed seized in DRI's 'Operation Weed Out' at Mumbai airport in November 2025?
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Correct answer: D — NDPS Act, 1985
The contraband was seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.