Chennai Airport received its 11th hoax bomb threat in the last two months, with its latest incident involving a threat on the flight carrying Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. Chennai Airport Police immediately responded by forming a special force to investigate the gangs responsible for these threats. On Tuesday evening, a mysterious email was sent to the Chennai Airport… Continue reading "Chennai airport receives 11th bomb hoax"
Chennai International Airport faced its fifth hoax bomb threat in the last two weeks, causing significant alarm and resulting in intensive security measures. An email received by the airport director’s office late last night warned that an explosive device had been planted on the premises. Upon receiving the threat, security forces were promptly alerted, and the bomb detection and disposal… Continue reading "Chennai airport gets fifth bomb threat call in 2 weeks"
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday said it has busted two major cases of drugs being trafficked into Chennai from foreign countries. In the first case, NCB officers seized 1.8 kg cocaine from a Bolivian passenger who arrived at the Chennai airport on May 9. The cocaine was concealed inside the woollen jacket of the passenger, NCB said. The… Continue reading "NCB seizes Rs. 22 crore worth cocaine from Chennai airport"
At least 3.5 kg cocaine, worth around Rs 35 crore, was seized at Chennai Airport on Thursday. This is the second such seizure in two days, with Rs 28 crore worth of pure one kg cocaine being seized on Wednesday. The difference in the price of the seized cocaine is due to the difference in quality of the narcotics in… Continue reading "35 crore worth cocaine seized at Chennai airport"
45 ball pythons, three marmosets, three star tortoises and eight corn snakes were recovered by the Customs department of Chennai Airport, the officials said on Monday. According to the customs official, 45 ball pythons, three marmosets, three star tortoises and eight corn snakes were recovered after two unattended bags found near the baggage claim belt of a pax who arrived… Continue reading "Customs officials recover exotic species from Chennai airport"
As many as 90 buildings that were built beyond the permissible height and 102 mobile phone towers, poles and trees in Kolapakkam would be removed for disturbing the secondary runway of the Chennai International Airport. The Chennai airport has two runways, the primary runway that is 3.66 km long while the secondary runway is 2.89 km. The latter runway is… Continue reading "Chennai airport issues notice to buildings affecting secondary runway"