CHENNAI: A Norwegian and a Belgian national on tourist visas, were detained by the airport authorities in two separate incidents after they tried to smuggle out drones, banned in India.
Airport sources said that 45-year-old Morten Aakre, who flew from Coimbatore to Chennai and was on his way to Bangkok, was intercepted by the Customs officials who seized the Drone Mavic 2 Pro, which is banned in India.
Aakre had entered India after he flew from Bangkok via Colombo to Coimbatore on February 26. Sources said that he was staying in a hotel in Tirupur.
