Kochi, Mar 7 (PTI) Two women from Mumbai were arrested for allegedly smuggling dried hybrid ganja worth Rs 44 lakh through Cochin International Airport, a Customs official said on Friday.

"One and a half kg of hybrid ganja from two women passengers were seized here. They had arrived from Bangkok on a Thai Airways flight on Thursday night," officials added, without divulging more details.

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Further investigation is underway.

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