Rapid Fire
Operation ‘WeedOut’
- 06 Nov 2025
- 2 min read
Operation ‘WeedOut’ by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Mumbai Airport seized high-grade hydroponic cannabis smuggled from Bangkok under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
- Hydroponic cannabis refers to the process of growing cannabis plants in a water-based, nutrient-rich solution, rather than soil.
- The operation, code-named “WeedOut,” aims to curb the smuggling of drugs.
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI): It is the apex anti-smuggling agency of India, constituted in 1957 under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Ministry of Finance.
- It combats drug trafficking, wildlife and environmental contraband, customs duty evasion, and other international trade frauds.
- DRI enforces the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 and over fifty other allied Acts including the Arms Act (1959), NDPS Act (1985), COFEPOSA (1974), Antiquities and Art Treasures Act (1972) etc.
- DRI also runs operations like “Operation Fire Trail,” which targets the illegal import of Chinese fireworks.
- NDPS Act, 1985: It is India’s principal law to control and regulate operations related to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
- It prohibits the production, possession, sale, purchase, transport, storage, and consumption of narcotic and psychotropic substances, except for medical or scientific purposes under a licence.
| Read more: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 |
