Bengaluru (PTI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Bengaluru Zonal Unit has seized 45.4 kg of hydro ganja and six kg of psilocybin mushrooms at Kempegowda International Airport.

The contraband, valued at around Rs 50 crore, was recovered from three persons, including a Sri Lankan national on October 9, a statement issued by the NCB on Sunday said.

Acting on specific intelligence on drug cartels involved in trafficking of hydroponic ganja from Thailand, NCB officers intercepted two passengers arriving from Colombo and recovered 31.4 kg of hydro ganja and four kg of psilocybin mushrooms, it added.

The statement said that their interrogation led to the identification and interdiction of their Sri Lankan handler who arrived later with 14 kg of hydro ganja and two kg of psilocybin mushrooms

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