India, Nov. 12 -- New Delhi

A woman, pretending to be an officer of the National Investigation Agency, to smuggle hydroponic marijuana worth Rs.10 crore at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, was arrested by customs officials.

Customs officials said the woman had flown in from Bangkok on November 8. A team already placed her under discreet watch from the moment she exited the aircraft, they said. The seizure included 20 vacuum sealed packets, weighing around 11kg.

"While being monitored, she was seen stepping into a washroom where she switched from a black jacket to one carrying the national emblem and the words National Investigation Agency," an official said, adding the move appeared to be aimed at walking through the airport un...