Drugs worth over Rs 1.15 crore hidden inside children's toys, chocolates, lunch boxes and candy vitamins were seized in Ahmedabad on Saturday, police said.
One person has been detained in connection with the case, they said.
In a joint operation, Ahmedabad Crime Branch along with the customs and excise departments seized the marijuana which originated from Canada, the USA, and Thailand.
As per a release issued by the crime branch, the contraband was being transported by peddlers through couriers using the dark web and other social media platforms.
The departments had received a tip-off that peddlers were using the dark web and other social media platforms to transport narcotics across borders by concealing them in lunch boxes, toys, baby care items, clothing, headphones, air purifiers, etc., it stated.
A joint team intercepted several courier parcels that contained 3.75 kg of high-quality synthetic/hybrid cannabis worth Rs 1.12 crore in the international markets, it said.
The parcels containing the hybrid and synthetic ganja were recovered from the Foreign Post Office.
(With PTI inputs)
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