Mumbai, July 11 -- The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Custom department arrested seven passengers in six separate cases at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and allegedly seized hydroponic weed worth Rs.33 crore from them. In the first case, on Wednesday, the AIU officials intercepted a passenger arriving from Malaysia and recovered 5.024 kg of a substance suspected to be hydroponic weed (marijuana), which has an illicit market value of approximately Rs.5.024 crores. The accused had concealed the contraband inside vacuum sealed black and transparent plastic packets in a trolley bag. Other teams of the AIU intercepted three passengers from Bangkok and recovered a total of 16.408 kg of hydroponic weed worth 16.408 crore. When two other smugglers were caught and questioned, they confessed that a third person was coming to receive the contraband. The police then laid a trap for their accomplice and caught him when he arrived at the autorikshaw parking outside the airport. All the accused were taken into custody and booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Hydroponic weed is grown using nutrient rich water instead of soil, which allows for a faster and more potent yield....