Customs authorities arrested a passenger bound for Bangkok at Shamshabad airport and seized a large consignment of cocaine from him.
According to the information, Rashid was to have traveled by Malaysian Airlines on Sunday when the authorities found the contraband in his baggage. The authorities said Rashid was earlier also caught for the same offence and came out on bail.
The cocaine seized from the passenger is estimated to cost about Rs 5 crores in the drug market. This is stated to be the biggest haul in Hyderabad in recent times.
–Agencies