Bengaluru: Bengaluru Customs officers at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Sunday apprehended a Myanmar national attempting to smuggle 12.1kg hydroponic ganja.The 28-year-old Thein Htet Aung was intercepted by sleuths after they suspected him while trying to exit the airport’s Terminal 2. He had arrived from Bangkok.Aung had boarded Thai Airways flight TG 325 from Bangkok at around 9.50pm Saturday and landed at KIA by 12am Sunday. Ganja was fully concealed in his baggage to evade detection; the seizure is estimated to be valued at Rs 4.2 crore.“This is the first time a person from Myanmar has been detected smuggling ganja to Bengaluru by us,” a customs official revealed.Customs have also intercepted Viveknagar resident Micheal Arokiyanathan with 15.5kg hydro ganja while arriving from Bangkok. The seizure was valued at Rs 5.4 crore. Both accused have been arrested under the NDPS Act 1985.Two held for stealing passenger’s gold at KSR BengaluruCCTV cameras installed at KSR Bengaluru railway station helped Karnataka govt railway police (GRP) apprehend two gold snatchers.The two young men had stolen around 20 grams of gold ornaments, worth around Rs 3.5 lakh, from a rail passenger. They were caught through a joint operation with the railway protection force (RPF).The two accused were produced before the court and have been remanded to judicial custody.
