10 kg ganja seized from air passenger in Kochi

Ten kg of ganja was seized from a Dubai-bound passenger by the Customs personnel at the international airport here today, a senior official said.

The man, a native of Hyderabad, was found carrying the narcotic substance kept hidden in his checked-in baggage, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said in a release.

The ganja, seized by theAirIntelligence Unit Officersof Customs, was worth about Rs 70,000, he said.

The passenger was being interrogated, he added.