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Time of India
21 hours ago
- Time of India
Drones, cigarettes and microphones seized from passengers at Coimbatore airport
COIMBATORE: Drones, cigarettes and microphones were seized from five passengers who arrived at Coimbatore International Airport on Monday morning. The seized items were worth Rs 37.09 lakh. On Monday morning, the Central Industrial Security Force and the air customs unit at the airport were conducting their regular checks. The officers checked the bags of passengers of an Air Arabia flight which arrived here from Sharjah. They found 10 DJI - AIR 3s drones, 36 microphones and 856 cigarettes in five passengers' bags. The passengers were identified as Abdul Raheem of Tiruvarur, Syed Sirajudeen of Tuticorin, Jainulabdeen and Muhammed Afsal of Sivagangai and Muhammed Sidhik of Trichy. The officers seized the contraband from the passengers and registered a case against them. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
SpiceJet flight from Dubai to Kochi diverted to Coimbatore due to bad weather
Representative image COIMBATORE: A SpiceJet flight from Dubai to Kochi was diverted to Coimbatore International Airport on Friday night due to bad weather at Cochin International Airport . The flight, carrying 181 passengers, was scheduled to land at Kochi at 6.25pm on Friday but was diverted to Coimbatore, where it landed around 7.30pm. Passengers alleged that no food and water had been provided to them till 1am on Saturday. 'There were many elderly passengers and children among us. When we asked airline officials, they told us to wait till Saturday afternoon for a flight to Kochi and said that accommodation would be arranged,' said a passenger in a video that went viral on social media. Videos of passengers arguing with airline staff were widely shared online. Around 2am on Saturday, cabs were arranged to transport around 60 passengers from Coimbatore to Kochi. Others reportedly arranged their own transportation. When contacted, a SpiceJet official said, 'We arranged cabs for around 60 passengers to reach Kochi. Arranging vehicles for all passengers took some time. So, some chose to travel on their own. Since it was an odd time, only sandwiches, juice, soft drinks and biscuits were available with our caterer, and we provided those items to the passengers.' The flight departed for Kochi at 3pm on Saturday. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Happy Krishna Janmashtami Wishes ,, messages , and quotes !
The Hindu
7 days ago
- The Hindu
Hydroponic weed, drones seized from air passengers at Coimbatore airport
The Air Customs and Air Intelligence Unit at the Coimbatore International Airport on Monday night intercepted two passengers who arrived from Singapore by Scoot flight, and seized hydroponic weed weighing 6.713 kg valued at ₹ 7 crore. A case was registered against the two passengers, Fahad Mon Mujeeb and Suhail Vazhamattathil Ubaidulla, both from Kottayam district in Kerala under various sections of the Customs Act, 1962 read with NDPS Act, 1985. The two were arrested and remanded in judicial custody. The officials also intercepted two other passengers, Tamilarasi Jayamanickam and Pandi Durai Subbaiah from Pudukottai, who came in the same flight and seized drones valued at ₹18.67 lakh.
Hans India
12-08-2025
- Hans India
Hydroponic cannabis valued at Rs 7 crore seized at Coimbatore Airport, two arrested
Chennai: The Customs officials have seized hydroponic cannabis valued at Rs 7.2 crore at the Coimbatore International Airport. In two separate seizures on late Monday night, the Coimbatore Air Intelligence Unit and Air Customs officials intercepted two passengers who had arrived from Singapore. Acting on a specific intelligence input that high-grade narcotics were being smuggled into the country, customs officials kept a close watch on the passengers disembarking at Coimbatore International Airport. During an intensive baggage screening, officials zeroed in on two passengers - identified as Bhagatman Mujeeb and Sukhail Ubaydullah, both hailing from Kottayam, Kerala. A detailed search of their luggage led to the discovery of 6.713 kilograms of hydroponic cannabis, a potent variant of marijuana cultivated using advanced water-based techniques. The seized drugs are estimated to be worth around Rs 7 crore in the illegal market. Both men were taken into custody, booked under relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and later remanded to judicial custody. In a separate case involving the same flight, customs officials intercepted Tamilarasi Jayamanickam and Pandithurai Subbaiah, both from Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The duo was found smuggling high-end electronic goods worth Rs 18.67 lakh without declaring them to customs as required by law. The undeclared items, believed to include premium gadgets and accessories, were confiscated, and the passengers were booked for customs violations. Following these back-to-back detections, authorities intensified checks on all arriving passengers from the Singapore flight. Every piece of luggage was subjected to detailed inspection using scanning equipment, with manual checks conducted where necessary. Officials said the heightened scrutiny delayed clearance for some passengers, but all remaining travellers were eventually allowed to leave after completing the screening process. A senior customs officer at Coimbatore airport noted that such seizures highlight the growing trend of smuggling both narcotics and high-value goods through smaller international airports in Tamil Nadu. "We have strengthened profiling and surveillance measures to ensure that such attempts are detected and stopped," the official said, adding that cooperation between intelligence agencies and customs units has been crucial in these operations. Authorities have launched further investigations to trace the source of the narcotics and determine whether the two incidents are linked to larger smuggling networks operating in the region.
The Hindu
01-08-2025
- The Hindu
Smuggled goods seized at Coimbatore airport
Officials of the Air Customs Office at the Coimbatore International Airport intercepted four passengers who arrived from Abu Dhabi by flight no. 6E-1498 on Thursday (July 31) and seized smuggled goods worth ₹33.75 lakh. Official sources said they seized 502 cartons of cigarettes, 230 e-cigarettes, 16 refurbished i-phones, 24 refurbished smart phones, nine laptops, 15 microphones, five Apple watches, two i-pads, and six DJI Air 3S drones from Murugesan Muthaiah of Pudukkottai, Umar Ali Mohamed Aiyub of Thanjavur, Safeek Ahmed Saleem of Chennai, and Kaleeswaran Sanmukavel of Sivaganga. The officials have taken necessary action under the Customs Act, 1962 against the four persons.
