DRI Foils Multi-Crore Drug Smuggling at Gaya Airport; Bangkok Flight Passenger Held

• DRI intercepted a passenger at Gaya International Airport arriving from Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight.
• Approximately 8 kg of foreign hydroponic cannabis, valued at crores of rupees, was seized from the passenger.
• The arrested accused, Akash Shrichand Sohanda from Maharashtra, is suspected of being part of an international drug syndicate.
• The operation, based on confidential intelligence, was conducted by a DRI team from Patna.
• A dispute arose between Gaya Airport administration and DRI regarding lack of prior intimation about the highly secretive operation.

Why It Matters: DRI seized 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis worth crores from a Bangkok flight passenger at Gaya Airport, exposing an international drug network.