Kochi, Jan. 27 -- In a significant drug seizure at Cochin International Airport, security personnel detected contraband during routine screening of registered baggage at the Domestic Terminal on Monday evening, and the woman passenger involved is currently under Customs custody and scheduled to be produced before the court on Tuesday.
The incident occurred when CIAL's inline screening staff noticed suspicious contents in a checked-in bag.
On detailed inspection, the contraband was found cleverly concealed in a false bottom of the registered baggage. During a thorough physical examination carried out at Level 4 of the terminal, security officials recovered two packets hidden inside the baggage.
Following the detection, the Duty Manager pr...