The stash was recovered from the bags of the accused, officials said
Customs officials at Delhi airport Sunday intercepted two South African nationals and seized heroin worth Rs 126 crore and weighing 18 kg from them.
The accused took a flight from Johannesberg and arrived at Terminal 3 of the Delhi airport on Sunday after a layover in Dubai, Shaukat Ali Nurvi, Joint Commissioner of Customs, Delhi Airport said in an official statement said.
10 kg heroin was recovered from one passenger and the remaining from the other
The two had hid the stash in their bags, they said, adding, 10 kg was recovered from one and the remaining from the other, the official statement said.
"The two were intercepted after they crossed the green channel and were approaching the exit gate of the International Arrival hall," the Customs said in a statement.
The heroin was found concealed in the checked-in trolley bags
"On detailed personal and baggage search of the passengers, off-white colour powder/granules found to be 'heroin' was recovered," it added.
"Both were found to be part of a syndicate," the statement said, adding, had "ingeniously concealed" the drug inside their checked-in trolley bags.
"When the recovered substance was subjected to the drug detection kit, prima facie it appeared to contain heroin," the official statement further said.
The two have been arrested by the officials on charges of smuggling.