India, Dec. 24 -- Several passengers were arrested by the Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport while attempting to smuggle narcotics, jewellery, and foreign cash in a series of cases in the past couple of days.

According to Mumbai Customs Zone-III officials, 35.045 kg of suspected hydroponic weed, valued at approximately Rs.35.04 crore in the illicit market, was recovered on December 18 from five passengers who had arrived from Bangkok on different flights, in three different cases. All the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

In another case on the same day, 81 grams of amphetamines, a mood-altering drug, valued at Rs.16.20 lakh, were seized from a passenge...