CHENNAI: In a major drug bust at Chennai International Airport, officials from the Customs Department and the DRI have arrested a 35-year-old man from Assam for allegedly smuggling 3.5 kilograms of cocaine, valued at approximately Rs. 35 crore, from Singapore.

The seizure was made on Sunday night after an Air India passenger flight from Singapore landed in Chennai. Acting on a specific intelligence tip about a passenger carrying a large quantity of narcotics, officials monitored the arrivals and identified a suspect based on his behaviour.

The passenger, who had travelled to Cambodia as a tourist and was returning to Chennai via Singapore, was intercepted and questioned. Upon intense interrogation and a thorough examination of his luggage at the airport customs office, officials discove

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