One Saukat Sheikh was intercepted by the air intelligence unit of the Customs at the airport here while departing for Hongkong via Bangkok by a Thai Airways flight.
The hashis was kept concealed in packets of tobacco in the form of cakes marked 'Ghari Chaap'.
The passenger was arrested under NDPS Act, officers of the air intelligence unit of the customs said.
In another incident, a passenger named Manawar Hussain was intercepted on his arrival here from Bangkok and 17,300 pieces of 4GB memory card valued at Rs 29.4 lakh were recovered from him.
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