Mumbai woman hides cocaine worth Rs 4.9 crore in sandal, arrested at airport

Mumbai Airport Customs officials intercept a pax carrying 490 grams of cocaine worth Rs 4.9 crores indigenously concealed in a special cavity made in her sandal, in Mumbai on Saturday (ANI Photo)

Mumbai: The Customs department has arrested a woman passenger at the Mumbai international airport for trying to smuggle cocaine worth Rs 4.9 crore by hiding it in the cavity of her sandal, an official said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday, in which 490 grams of cocaine was recovered from her, he said.

The woman was intercepted by the Customs officials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on the basis of suspicion. During the search, the officials found the cocaine ingeniously concealed in a special cavity made in her sandal, the Mumbai Customs department said in a tweet.

#WATCH | Mumbai Airport Customs on September 29 intercepted a pax carrying 490 grams of cocaine worth Rs 4.9 crore ingeniously concealed in a special cavity made in her sandal. Pax arrested & remanded to judicial custody: Customs pic.twitter.com/SfgX0Uvx25 — ANI (@ANI) October 1, 2022

The passenger was arrested and remanded in judicial custody, it added.

Details about the accused and her destination are awaited.