Man on Phuket-B’luru flight tries to hide drugs in overhead panel, held
A passenger on an Air India Express flight from Phuket to Bengaluru was arrested after attempting to hide narcotics in the aircraft's overhead oxygen mask panel. Customs officials apprehended the individual upon landing, and the airline is currently cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing security challenges regarding international drug smuggling and the protocols airlines must follow to assist law enforcement.
NEW DELHI: A passenger flying from Phuket to Bengaluru Friday allegedly tried to conceal narcotics in the overhead oxygen mask panel of Air India Express flight (IX 903). Sources say he was allegedly carrying 13 packets of contraband substance he had bought in Phuket."He tried to hide them in an overhead panel of the aircraft lav. When he was not able to either do so or conceal the entire stuff with him, he threw some in the lav bin," said sources.
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