Homemaker arrested for drug smuggling - Times of India

MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Tuesday arrested a 40-year-old homemaker for trying to smuggle drugs. The woman was on her way to Malaysia and was detained and arrested just when she checked-in at the airline counter.

AIU officials said acting on a tip-off, they detained Gopi Janaki who was checking-in at the Malaysian Airways counter. "She was going to Kuantan in Malaysia. We detained her while she was checking-in," said a senior AIU official. AIU officials found 5 kg of ketamine in her suitcase.

The drug is valued at Rs 50 lakh in the Indian market. Commissioner, Customs, PM Saleem, confirmed the details. Janaki is originally from Chennai. She alleged that she was forced into smuggling by her family. "Earlier too, she had acted as a drug carrier."