Key Highlights
- The accused have been identified as Shafiuddin Sheikh, a car mechanic, and his wife Sara Simran, residents of Kammanahalli.
- According to investigators, the couple had travelled to Bangkok on tourist visas and returned with the narcotics.
- A police officer part of the probe said the couple were offered free travel, accommodation, and additional payment to smuggle the drugs.
- The contraband had been concealed in nine food packets, each weighing around two kilograms.
- “They had no criminal record, which is one of the primary reasons they were chosen as mules,” the officer added.
