Mumbai, June 22 -- The officials of Mumbai Customs have arrested two Indian passengers who were allegedly found in possession of hydroponic weed (marijuana), with a total net weight of 11.981 kilograms, having an illicit market value of nearly Rs 12 crore, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, sources said here on Sunday.

Acting on a specific intelligence, on June 21, the officers of Mumbai Customs Zone III intercepted two Indian nationals who arrived here from Bangkok.

Upon examination of their checked-in baggage, officers recovered multiple vacuum-sealed packets containing a greenish substance, purported to be hydroponic weed (marijuana), with a total net weight of 11.981 kilograms, having an illicit market value of Rs ...