For the third consecutive week Customs enforcement officials intercepted and seized narcotics arriving through our airport, the department said in a statement.

During routine passenger screenings on a Madrid flight, a piece of luggage was flagged as suspicious after passing through the x-ray scanner. Upon physical inspection a plastic bag containing 1.2kg of cannabis was elevated alongside 100g of a yet to be identified brown substance. The luggage belonged to a Spanish passenger claiming to be here on holiday.

The assistance of the Police Anti-Drug Squad was requested and said officials took over the case for further investigations. The passenger was placed under arrest and will be arraigned in the coming days and the narcotics were handed over to the Police.

In a matter of weeks, apart from the above case, 3kg of cannabis from Spain and 113kg of khat from Israel were intercepted by Customs Enforcement Officials at the airport.