Event Brief
Passenger hides drugs in overhead panel on Phuket-B’luru flight
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM ET
Summary: A passenger on a flight from Phuket to Bengaluru allegedly tried to conceal thirteen packets of narcotics in an overhead panel and later discarded some into the lavatory bin. After the aircraft landed, customs officials arrested him at the aerobridge. Air India Express is cooperating with authorities.
WHO: Customs officials; the passenger on the Phuket-to-Bengaluru flight; Air India Express
WHAT: A passenger allegedly attempted to hide thirteen packets of narcotics in an overhead panel and discarded some into a lavatory bin; he was arrested by customs officials after landing.
WHEN: Aug 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Bengaluru, India
WHY: The arrest followed an attempt to conceal narcotics on the Phuket-to-Bengaluru flight.
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