Kochi: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department seized 15.9 kg of ganja, valued at Rs 4.77 crore, from a passenger at Cochin International Airport on Thursday.

The accused, Balwinder Singh Negi, 36, a resident of Chandigarh, was travelling from Bangkok to Cochin on Thai Airways Flight No. TG 347. The AIU has registered a case, and investigations are ongoing.

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