According to official sources, Harsha Sani, originally from Wayanad district in Kerala, is a professional model, social media influencer, and dancer. She had previously secured the position of first runner-up in the “Mrs Kerala Global 2025” pageant and had also been awarded the subtitle “Mrs Kerala Inspiring.”
Custom officials stated that she was identified as a suspected passenger based on Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) profiling. On June 11, 2026, at around 4:00 AM, she arrived in Mumbai from Bangkok on Thai Airways flight TG-351. A personal search conducted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act yielded no contraband.
However, a detailed inspection of her luggage led to the discovery of 12 vacuum-sealed plastic packets concealed inside a beige trolley bag of the “Swisx Star” brand. Upon opening, the packets emitted a strong odor, and field testing using an NDPS detection kit confirmed the substance to be hydroponic cannabis weighing 11.824 kilograms.
Following the seizure, Harsha Sani was arrested and presented before a court, where the Customs Department sought 14 days of judicial custody. She has been booked under multiple sections of the NDPS Act, 1985, including Sections 8(c), 20(b), 23(b), 28, 29, 30, 35, and 54.
The defense counsel, Advocate Prabhakar Tiwari, has argued that the accused was falsely implicated and had no knowledge of the narcotics concealed in her baggage. According to the defense, Sani had traveled to Bangkok to pursue nail art studies, where she reportedly met an Indian national who requested her to carry “gifts and chocolates” to a family member in Mumbai. She allegedly did not have sufficient time to inspect the package due to a tight flight schedule and was informed that the recipient’s family would collect the items outside Mumbai airport.
Investigators, however, have dismissed these claims as suspicious and are actively probing the identity of the Bangkok-based individual who handed over the luggage, as well as the intended recipient in India. Authorities believe the case is linked to a wider international narcotics syndicate with cross-border operations.
The investigation remains ongoing as enforcement agencies intensify efforts to dismantle the larger drug trafficking network connected to the seizure.
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