Chennai: Customs sleuths at Chennai airport arrested a young fisherman from Kasimedu in possession of 3 kg hydroponic ganja worth 3 crore upon arrival from Bangkok. Inquiries revealed that he was tricked into the illegal trade on the pretext of carrying a photo booth used to make selfie videos.The youngster landed in Chennai on Friday by Thai Lion Air flight and was intercepted by the air intelligence unit. The photo booth in his possession was seized. The base of the photo booth was broken open, and eight airtight packets hidden in the false bottom were seized.During interrogation, he informed the customs officials that he was offered 15,000 by a friend’s friend to bring the photo booth from Bangkok. He was handed the equipment near the airport. Three kg of hydroponic weed in the gadget was seized, and the flyer was arrested under the NDPS Act and remanded in judicial custody. TNN
