The Air India crew had hid over two kilograms of marijuana in a meal service cart.(File photo)

A cabin crew member of national carrier Air India has been arrested by customs officers for allegedly trying to smuggle narcotic by hiding it in a meal service cart of a flight.

The officers seized nearly two kilograms of marijuana from the cart of the Air India flight from Chennai on July 19, according to a release issued by the customs department today.A detailed investigation was carried out and a member of the cabin crew was arrested, it said.