India, Oct. 8 -- A man has been arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport for trying to smuggle in marijuana, weighing 6,939 grams, from Istanbul by hiding it in his trolley bag.

Customs department officials said the seized narcotics were valued at around Rs.6.9 crore in the international market.

The passenger -- an Indian national -- travelled from Tashkent to Delhi via Istanbul and was intercepted at the green channel during baggage screening, based on spot profiling.

"Five black polythene packets with green-coloured substance were found. A diagnostic test confirmed it as marijuana," said a customs officer.

The man was arrested under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, a...