Hydroponic weed worth Rs 20 crore has been seized at Mumbai Airport from passengers coming from Bangkok and Hong Kong.
Hydroponic weed worth about Rs 20 crore has been seized from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in two separate cases. Three people have been arrested in this case. One of these people had come from Bangkok, with whom 11.92 kg of hydroponic weed was found, which is worth about Rs 11.92 crore. Two other passengers had come from Hong Kong, who were found with 7.86 kg of hydroponic weed worth Rs 7.86 crore.
Let us know what is hydroponic weed? Where is it born? What is there that is banned in this, how is its effect visible? What is the punishment for confiscation?
What is hydroponic weed?
There is a method of farming in which plants are grown without using soil. This is called hydroponic farming. In this technique the roots of the plants are kept supplied with nutrients, water and oxygen. Due to this, plants get nutrients directly and their growth happens very fast. The hemp grown using this technique is called hydroponic hemp or hydroponic weed. At many places, special farms are made to grow it, while at many places arrangements are made to grow it in big ponds and in the sea.
Hydroponic weed is more intoxicating than normal marijuana.
Why is it banned in India?
Hemp grown using hydroponic technology has much higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) than regular marijuana. Due to this, it is more intoxicating than normal marijuana. This hydroponic weed is used by filling it in cigarette or cigar paper. Considering it a threat to humans, the Indian government has banned hydroponic weed in the country. That means it can neither be grown in India, nor can it be traded, nor can it be used.
it’s a very expensive drug
It is produced in abundance in many countries of the world, especially Thailand. The craze for drug addiction is also increasing among the youth. It is in great demand in secret rave parties. Due to this, it is smuggled to India from places like Bangkok and Hong Kong. Every day this drug is being caught in some city or the other.
It is produced so much in Thailand that it is even called the cocaine of the poor. However, this hydroponic weed is also a very expensive drug. Its price is also much higher than that of common ganja. The cost of one kg hydroponic weed is around Rs 1 crore. In such a situation, farmers of many countries of the world are now promoting the production of hydroponic weed. These include farmers from Toronto to Brisbane.
Hemp grown without soil is called hydroponic ganja or hydroponic weed.
Action is taken under NDPS Act
If hydroponic weed is seized in the country, action is taken against the person bringing it under the NDPS Act. Under this Act, crimes related to drugs are taken very seriously and heavy punishment and fines are also imposed. However, punishment and fine may vary depending on the seriousness of the crime. In many cases the fine depends on the quantity of drugs. This includes small quantity, more than small quantity but less than commercial quantity and commercial quantity of drugs. Low and commercial quantities are fixed for all drugs.
The punishment can be this much
There is punishment and fine for the production, manufacture, possession, sale, purchase, transportation, interstate import-export, international import-export or use of drugs. Doing anything like this in small quantities can result in imprisonment up to six months or a fine up to Rs 10,000 or both. In case of exceeding the minimum quantity or less than the commercial quantity, the punishment may be rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years or fine up to Rs 1 lakh or both.
In case of commercial quantity, the punishment can be imprisonment of 10 to 20 years and a fine of Rs 1 to 2 lakh. Even if a person brings drugs from outside India and supplies them to someone outside India, he can be punished with imprisonment of 10 to 20 years and a fine of Rs 1 to 2 lakh. Not only this, if a person knowingly allows someone to use his premises for such a crime, he can also be punished with maximum punishment.
What is the standard of small quantity and commercial quantity?
There is a fixed minimum quantity and commercial quantity for all types of drugs. It is different for different drugs. For example, one kg ganja is small quantity and 20 kg ganja is commercial. At the same time, five grams of heroin is a small quantity and 250 grams of heroin is a commercial quantity. Only two grams of cocaine is small quantity and 100 grams of cocaine is commercial.
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