Customs foils smuggling bid at Chennai airport, seizes gold worth Rs 7.6 crore, arrests 10
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Customs foils smuggling bid at Chennai airport, seizes gold worth Rs 7.6 crore, arrests 10

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a major operation spanning over 24 hours, customs officials at the Chennai international airport busted a coordinated smuggling racket and seized 12.1 kg gold worth Rs 7.58 crore from 10 passengers who had arrived on three separate flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While 10 gold chains weighing 4.65 kg and worth Rs 2.9 crore were found concealed in the socks and undergarments of some carriers, gold in paste form was found concealed in undergarments of others. Some of the 10 arrested passengers were also found hiding the gold paste inside their rectum, customs said. Around three weeks ago, Customs had seized 12.6 kg gold worth Rs 8.5 crore from a Sri Lankan transit passenger and a ground-handling staff of Indigo airlines.

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India's Gold Imports Surge 132% in November
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1 week ago

India's Gold Imports Surge 132% in November

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Gold imports went up 132 per cent in volume terms to 130 tonnes in the month of November. Gold imports in volume terms went up 132 per cent to 130 tonnes in November against 56 tonnes in the same month last year. Silver imports between January and November stood at 7500 tonnes, which was 121 per cent higher than …

Smugglers exchange gold paste over 15 feet high glass wall in Chennai airport, nabbed by DRI
1 week, 4 days ago

Smugglers exchange gold paste over 15 feet high glass wall in Chennai airport, nabbed by DRI

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Thursday busted an outrageous mode of gold smuggling exploiting an apparent loophole at the Chennai International Airport by two passengers and an airport ground handling staff. According to sources, the first passenger arrived at Chennai from Dubai via Colombo at around 9:30 am in the arrival area which is at the same level …

Gold Smugglers Caught On Flight After Shifty Behaviour Gives Away Their Plan
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Gold Smugglers Caught On Flight After Shifty Behaviour Gives Away Their Plan

ABP News  

Three individuals were caught smuggling gold after they raised suspicion among the air staff after they refused three meal services. While travelling on Indigo Airlines flight 6E-1802 from Uzbekistan’s Almaty to Delhi the air staff noticed that the individuals refused all three of their meal services, and sat completely still throughout the three-and-a-half-hour flight. Meanwhile, a passenger travelling domestically from …

How customs officers seized gold bar worth ₹9 lakh hidden inside cream box at Delhi’s IGI airport
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How customs officers seized gold bar worth ₹9 lakh hidden inside cream box at Delhi’s IGI airport

Live Mint  

Delhi customs officials seized 117 grams of gold worth around ₹9.5 lakh from a person travelling to Delhi from Riyad at Indira Gandhi International airport. Customs officials received information about a massive gold smuggling attempt, which led to strict checking at the IGI airport. Further examination of the baggage led to the recovery of a silver-coloured gold bar, weighing 117.00 …

Civil engineer arrested while smuggling gold worth Rs 4 crore in West Bengal
1 month ago

Civil engineer arrested while smuggling gold worth Rs 4 crore in West Bengal

India Today  

The personnel of the Border Security Force South Bengal Frontier on Tuesday made a significant gold seizure at the Indo-Bangladesh border, confiscating nearly 6 kgs of gold worth Rs 4.36 crore. Acting on specific intelligence, personnel from the Tentulberia Border Outpost conducted an operation in Anchalpada village, located in the hinterland of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and arrested …

DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹2.67 crore
1 month, 1 week ago

DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹2.67 crore

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: 3.35kg of gold worth ₹2.67 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence while it was allegedly smuggled from the United Arab Emirates, in an operation conducted in Mumbai airport. DRI seizes smuggled gold, in paste form, worth ₹ 2.67 crore A customer service executive at the airport and a member of a private ground-handling staff were arrested …

Gold smuggling racket busted at Mumbai Airport, 8 arrested
3 months, 1 week ago

Gold smuggling racket busted at Mumbai Airport, 8 arrested

The Hindu  

Mumbai Airport Commissionerate has seized 7.46 Kilograms of gold valued at ₹5.11 crore from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Eight individuals, including two passengers and six airport contractual staff, have been arrested in connection with smuggling gold, officials said on Saturday. During the search, the officials found them carrying 4.655 kg of 24-karat gold in the form of jewellery, …

Kerala: Customs seize 466.5 grams of gold worth ₹30 lakh hidden in shoe soles at Cochin airport
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala: Customs seize 466.5 grams of gold worth ₹30 lakh hidden in shoe soles at Cochin airport

Live Mint  

Customs officials at Cochin Airport in Kerala seized 466.5 grams of gold from a passenger arriving from Doha via Dubai on Monday. In the search, eight gold chains weighing 466.5 grams were concealed inside the sole of the shoes of the suspected, according to officials. Earlier on August 9, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 1,390.85 gm of gold from …

13.24 kg of smuggled gold seized by Air Intelligence Unit
5 months ago

13.24 kg of smuggled gold seized by Air Intelligence Unit

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit of the customs department has seized 13.24 kilograms of smuggled gold and electronic items valued at ₹10.33 crore, along with foreign currency worth ₹45 lakhs, from 25 people including foreign nationals. After finding a certain pattern, the agency intercepted five Indian nationals - two were travelling from Dubai, two from Abu Dhabi, and one from …

ITBP seizes 108 kg gold biscuits near China border
5 months, 2 weeks ago

ITBP seizes 108 kg gold biscuits near China border

The Hindu  

The Indo Tibetan Border Police arrested two men near the China border in Eastern Ladakh on July 9 for allegedly smuggling 108 kg of gold biscuits from China. A team headed by Deputy Commandant Deepak Bhatt intercepted two persons with mules within one-kilometre of China border in the SSS comprising general area Chismule, Narbula Top, Zakle and Zakla. Initially the …

Chennai-Sri Lanka gold smuggling racket: Vigil up in airports
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai-Sri Lanka gold smuggling racket: Vigil up in airports

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: After the Chennai customs identified the gold smuggling modus operandi that involves transit passengers and the staff of a shop at the airport, specific instructions have been given to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and customs officials across India to review identical loopholes at all airports. Multiple sources confirmed the alert was given by top officials in DRI’s headquarters …

Four arrested for smuggling gold worth Rs 65 lakh sprayed on trolley bags in Surat
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Four arrested for smuggling gold worth Rs 65 lakh sprayed on trolley bags in Surat

India TV News  

In a significant crackdown on gold smuggling, the Special Operations Group in Gujarat's Surat has arrested four individuals for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 65 lakh. The accused employed a novel method to evade security checks by mixing the gold with chemicals and spraying it onto the rexine and rubber sheets of trolley bags, police said on Monday. This gold …

Gold smuggling bust sparks political row
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gold smuggling bust sparks political row

Hindustan Times  

A political controversy has erupted between the DMK and BJP following the busting of gold smuggling syndicate in the Chennai International airport. The Lankan transit passenger who handed over the gold, along with the shop owner Ali and seven other staff of the shop, were arrested, remanded and sent to judicial custody on June 29 The DMK accused a Chennai-based …

Chennai YouTuber sets up shop at airport for smuggling gold, earns ₹3 crore in two months
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai YouTuber sets up shop at airport for smuggling gold, earns ₹3 crore in two months

Hindustan Times  

A souvenir shop at Chennai airport has been exposed as a front for a Sri Lankan gold smuggling syndicate. A shop at Chennai airport was revealed to be a front for gold smuggling Customs have arrested Ali and seven of his employees for their role in smuggling 267 kg gold worth ₹167 crore over a period of two months. Sources …

Gold rush: Ground staff join transit passengers in gaming the system
6 months, 1 week ago

Gold rush: Ground staff join transit passengers in gaming the system

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Gold smuggling rackets involving a nexus between passengers transiting through Chennai, especially those who are Singapore or Colombo-bound, and the city airport’s staff have been identified by Customs officials as a ‘menace impacting the economic security of India.’ According to sources, the agency has sought the support of Airports Authority of India and all airlines to help curb this …

DRI officials unearth international gold smuggling racket, seize over 9 kg gold worth ₹6.29 crore
6 months, 2 weeks ago

DRI officials unearth international gold smuggling racket, seize over 9 kg gold worth ₹6.29 crore

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Tuesday unearthed an international gold smuggling racket and seized over 9 kilograms of gold worth ₹6.2 crore in two different incidents within three hours. Based on specific intelligence that a syndicate would conceal gold inside the aircraft during its international leg for further retrieval, the officers of DRI Bengaluru rummaged through the …

Custom officials seize gold, electronics worth Rs 8.68 crore at Mumbai airport, three arrested
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Custom officials seize gold, electronics worth Rs 8.68 crore at Mumbai airport, three arrested

India TV News  

The Mumbai Customs on Monday said that they seized 10.6 kg of gold and electronics worth Rs 8.68 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in multiple cases in the last four days. The officials informed about the seizure and added that three persons were also arrested in connection with the seizures in the last four days As per …

Customs seize 11.40 kg gold, electronics worth ₹7.46 crore
7 months ago

Customs seize 11.40 kg gold, electronics worth ₹7.46 crore

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Customs department seized over 11.40kg of gold and electronics items valued at ₹7.46 core in the last two days at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The officials intercepted 22 people, including two foreign nationals, and found gold concealed in their clothes, sanitary pads, trolley, undergarments and inside and on the body. The officials recovered 24 kt gold dust …

Caught smuggling gold, Afghan Consul General in Mumbai resigns
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Caught smuggling gold, Afghan Consul General in Mumbai resigns

The Hindu  

Afghanistan Consul General in Mumbai Zakia Wardak has resigned from her post on Saturday. Her move comes within ten days after being reportedly intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai on the charge of smuggling 25 kgs gold from Dubai. “Over the past year, I have encountered numerous attacks and defamation not …

Gold worth over ₹70 lakh found inside passenger's rectum at Trichy airport
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Gold worth over ₹70 lakh found inside passenger's rectum at Trichy airport

Hindustan Times  

Officials of the air intelligence unit at Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli airport have seized a total of 977 gram of gold valued at ₹70.58 lakh from a passenger arriving from Dubai. Tiruchirappalli Airport Earlier in March, the AIU officials seized 410 gram of gold valued at ₹26.62 lakh from a passenger arriving from Singapore. The gold consisted of 330 gram of …

Diamonds worth crores hidden in noodle packets seized at Mumbai airport | VIDEO
8 months ago

Diamonds worth crores hidden in noodle packets seized at Mumbai airport | VIDEO

India TV News  

Mumbai: In a significant catch at the Mumbai airport, the Customs department has seized diamonds concealed in packets of noodles and gold hidden in the body parts of passengers and baggage. Watch video here: 4 passengers arrested According to a release issued late Monday night by Customs officials, four passengers were arrested following the confiscation of over 6.815 kg of …

1 kg smuggled gold in capsule form seized from Bhubaneswar airport
8 months ago

1 kg smuggled gold in capsule form seized from Bhubaneswar airport

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The Customs department seized around 1 kg gold in capsule form from a resident of Maharashtra after he arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here from Bangkok. Sources said the department’s air intelligence unit had received information of a person smuggling gold based on which the Customs officials intercepted him when he arrived at the airport on Tuesday …

Six-fold surge in gold seizures in UP points to hawala link: Officials
8 months, 1 week ago

Six-fold surge in gold seizures in UP points to hawala link: Officials

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Even as customs authorities are trying to dig deep into those who aided the escape of 29 passengers detained at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport for allegedly smuggling gold on April 3, a staggering six-fold increase in gold seizures in UP during 2023-2024 compared to the previous year is linked to the yellow metal’s use as hawala settlement, said …

Gold worth over ₹3 crore seized off Ramanathapuram coast, three arrested
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Gold worth over ₹3 crore seized off Ramanathapuram coast, three arrested

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate Revenue Intelligence have seized 4.9 kilograms of foreign-origin gold, mid sea near the Vedhalai coast, Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district. Following specific intelligence that foreign-origin gold was being smuggled into India from Sri Lanka through the Vedhalai coast by a gang using a fishing boat, surveillance was stepped up along coastal pockets. In the meantime, officers of …

DRI seizes 4.9 kg smuggled foreign origin gold mid-sea in Tamil Nadu
8 months, 2 weeks ago

DRI seizes 4.9 kg smuggled foreign origin gold mid-sea in Tamil Nadu

India TV News  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in a joint operation with Coast Guard and Customs on Saturday seized over Rs three crore gold smuggled from Sri Lanka and thrown into the sea. An official release on Saturday said the agencies recovered a total of 4.9 kg of the precious metal from the sea bed on April 5 near. "In a joint …

Customs department seizes gold worth ₹48 lakh at Amritsar airport
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Customs department seizes gold worth ₹48 lakh at Amritsar airport

Hindustan Times  

Acting on a tip-off that gold was being smuggled into the country, officers of the Customs Commissionerate intercepted a passenger who arrived at the international airport here and seized the yellow metal from him, officials said on Friday. The official said the passenger was acting suspiciously and his interrogation and search resulted in the recovery of four capsules of gold …

Central sleuths on alert as smuggling attempts rise at Lucknow airport
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Central sleuths on alert as smuggling attempts rise at Lucknow airport

Hindustan Times  

Central investigative agencies have gone on high alert after the recent incidents of attempted gold and cigarette smuggling at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. Giving credence to the suspicions is the fact that many smugglers hailing from one village of Uttar Pradesh have been caught at approximately 15 airports across the country within a short span of time. Sources within …

Gold worth over ₹66 lakh seized at Lucknow airport
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gold worth over ₹66 lakh seized at Lucknow airport

Hindustan Times  

The Customs Department seized gold worth ₹66.93 lakh from a passenger on a flight arriving from Bangkok at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow on Sunday. An official of Lucknow airport on condition of anonymity said, “The surge in gold smuggling at Lucknow Airport is accompanied by a parallel increase in the smuggling of cigarettes. From concealing gold within the …

Spicejet passenger conceals gold worth ₹16 lakh in her sandals, held at Mumbai Airport
9 months ago

Spicejet passenger conceals gold worth ₹16 lakh in her sandals, held at Mumbai Airport

Live Mint  

The Mumbai Airports Customs officials on 20 March seized 240 grams of gold valued at over ₹16 lakhs, reported ANI quoting officials. This is the second incident in the past three days, as on 15 and 16 March, the customs also seized over 2.66 kilograms of gold valued at ₹1.46 crore and various electronic goods across five cases. Apart from …

Man held for smuggling gold worth ₹63 lakh hidden in his rectum
9 months, 1 week ago

Man held for smuggling gold worth ₹63 lakh hidden in his rectum

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Customs’ Air Intelligence Unit arrested a 40-year-old passenger at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Saturday for smuggling gold into India. The agency said that it seized gold weighing 1.09 kilogram worth ₹63 lakh from him which he was carrying in his recturm in dust format. According to a Customs officer, a trap was laid on the basis …

Two sisters arrested for smuggling gold worth ₹1.17 cr
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Two sisters arrested for smuggling gold worth ₹1.17 cr

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Customs at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Saturday arrested two sisters for allegedly smuggling in 2,223 grams of gold worth ₹1.17 crore. The women, arrested after their flight from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia landed at the airport, had concealed the gold valued in a special cavity made in their undergarments, said …

Mumbai: 4 kgs smuggled gold worth Rs 2.58 crore seized at airport, 4 arrested
11 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai: 4 kgs smuggled gold worth Rs 2.58 crore seized at airport, 4 arrested

India TV News  

Based on the specific intelligence received, the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Mumbai Zonal Unit, intercepted two passengers who arrived at Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai from Jeddah on Tuesday. The passengers were searched and 1 kg gold dust in wax form, which was specially stitched in the innerwear of both passengers, was seized from each of …

CESTAT Orders Absolute Confiscation Of Gold Smuggled Without Payment Of Customs Duty
11 months, 2 weeks ago

CESTAT Orders Absolute Confiscation Of Gold Smuggled Without Payment Of Customs Duty

Live Law  

The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has ordered the absolute confiscation of gold smuggled without the payment of customs duty.The bench of Rachna Gupta and Hemambika R. Priya has observed that the gold was of foreign origin. The Delhi Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has ordered the absolute confiscation of gold …

Search on for controllers of gold smuggling syndicate
1 year, 1 month ago

Search on for controllers of gold smuggling syndicate

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Various zonal units of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, including the one in Mumbai, are working in coordination to nab the main controllers of an international gold smuggling syndicate that has allegedly brought in around 45.4 kg of gold worth over ₹27.5 crore since October. HT Image DRI’s units had seized smuggled gold weighing 45.4 kg during two of …

DRI busts foreign-origin gold smuggling syndicate, arrest 6 persons
1 year, 3 months ago

DRI busts foreign-origin gold smuggling syndicate, arrest 6 persons

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Around 7.4 kg of foreign-origin gold worth ₹4.51 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ’s Mumbai unit at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai on Saturday. HT Image The DRI busted a syndicate allegedly involved in smuggling gold dust-in-wax and arrested six persons under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, including two alleged carriers, a …

Customs seize over 500g gold worth ₹25.75 lakhs at Cochin airport from passenger
1 year, 4 months ago

Customs seize over 500g gold worth ₹25.75 lakhs at Cochin airport from passenger

Live Mint  

On late Tuesday, the Customs department made a significant recovery at Cochin International Airport in Kerala, uncovering a cache of gold weighing over 500 grams, with an estimated value of about ₹25.75 lakhs, according to officials. The overall estimated worth of the seized gold amounted to ₹25.75 lakhs, as conveyed by a statement issued by Cochin Customs. Two weeks ago, …

Hyderabad: Two held with gold worth Rs 1.12 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
1 year, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Two held with gold worth Rs 1.12 crore at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

India TV News  

Hyderabad news: The Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad have seized gold valued at Rs 1.12 crore, an official said on Saturday, adding that two persons have been apprehended in this connection. Based on profiling, the Customs officials intercepted two passengers coming from Jeddah. The official said that it was clear that both the passengers have committed …

Gujarat: Gold worth approx Rs 25 crore seized at Surat airport; 4 held
1 year, 5 months ago

Gujarat: Gold worth approx Rs 25 crore seized at Surat airport; 4 held

India TV News  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 48.20 kg of gold paste estimated at Rs 25 crore, in one of the biggest seizures of recent times, at Surat International Airport, a release said. IX172 at Surat International Airport on July 7 suspected to be carrying gold in paste form to be smuggled into India," the DRI said in a release …

Smuggled gold worth ₹8 crore seized in Vijayawada
1 year, 7 months ago

Smuggled gold worth ₹8 crore seized in Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Customs here has made a huge seizure of smuggled gold worth ₹8 crores in an early morning operation. Commissioner of the customs commissionerate K. Engineer said the carriers of smuggled gold were split into teams and travelling in a car and in private buses from Chennai to Vijayawada. “Four persons carrying gold with them were arrested under provisions …

Over 3 Kg Gold Worth Rs 1.40 Cr Hidden Inside Shoes Seized in Mumbai - News18
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 3 Kg Gold Worth Rs 1.40 Cr Hidden Inside Shoes Seized in Mumbai - News18

News 18  

Over 3 kilograms of gold worth Rs 1.40 crore were seized from three foreign nationals who had arrived from Addis Ababa at Mumbai airport, officials said. Maharashtra | On 10th March, over 3 Kg of gold valued at Rs 1.40 Crore seized from three foreign nationals who had arrived from Addis Ababa to Mumbai. Gold was found to be concealed …

Air India Express cabin crew arrested with 1.4 kg gold 'wrapped around hands' at Kochi airport
1 year, 9 months ago

Air India Express cabin crew arrested with 1.4 kg gold 'wrapped around hands' at Kochi airport

Hindustan Times  

A cabin crew member of the Air India Express flight was caught at the Cochin International Airport in Kerala on Wednesday, for allegedly smuggling over 1.4 kg gold, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate said. The crew of Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi flight was arrested with gold wrapped around his hands by the Customs department. The crew member was identified as Shafi, a native Wayanad …

Air India Cabin Crew Caught Smuggling 1.4 Kg of Gold Wrapped Around His Hand in Kochi
1 year, 9 months ago

Air India Cabin Crew Caught Smuggling 1.4 Kg of Gold Wrapped Around His Hand in Kochi

News 18  

An Air India Express cabin crew was caught ‘gold-handed’ trying to smuggle nearly 1,500 grams of gold at Kochi airport, according to officials. Kochi | Air India cabin crew Shafi, a native of Wayanad, was arrested at Kochi Airport for smuggling 1,487 gms of gold. The Customs Preventive Commissionerate had reportedly received confidential information that Shafi, a cabin crew member …

DRI seizes 24.4 kg of gold smuggled from Bangladesh under code name 'Operation Eastern Gateway'
1 year, 10 months ago

DRI seizes 24.4 kg of gold smuggled from Bangladesh under code name 'Operation Eastern Gateway'

India TV News  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence launched an operation codenamed ‘Operation Eastern Gateway’, which involved developing the intelligence over a substantial period of time to bust the smuggling modus operandi. In the operation, various teams of DRI were strategically placed at different locations in the states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura including at Indo-Bangladesh border so that the modus operandi …

Mumbai: Two foreign travellers nabbed at airport with $90,000, 2.5 kg gold
1 year, 11 months ago

Mumbai: Two foreign travellers nabbed at airport with $90,000, 2.5 kg gold

Hindustan Times  

The customs department at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport arrested two foreign nationals with $90,000 and more than 2.5 kg of gold in two different incidents of interception on January 22 and 23. According to officials, as reported by news agency PTI, the currency notes were concealed between pages of books by one passenger and the gold was being carried …

$40,000 concealed in ‘gutka’ pouches seized at Kolkata airport. Watch
1 year, 11 months ago

$40,000 concealed in ‘gutka’ pouches seized at Kolkata airport. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Customs officials at the Kolkata airport on Sunday seized cash worth $40,000- valued over ₹ 32 lakh - concealed inside hundreds of sealed 'pan masala' pouches. Acting on information from the Air Intelligence Unit officers, the Kolkata Customs Department intercepted the passenger who was scheduled to depart to Bangkok. A search of his checked-in baggage resulted in the recovery of …

Heroin worth ₹6.31 crore seized at Chennai airport, Kenyan national held
2 years ago

Heroin worth ₹6.31 crore seized at Chennai airport, Kenyan national held

Hindustan Times  

Over 900 grams of heroin worth ₹6.31 crore was seized and a woman from Kenya was arrested in this connection, the Customs department said on Friday. In total, 902 grams of heroin worth ₹ 6.31 crore was seized from the Kenyan national under provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. In total, 902 grams of heroin worth ₹6.31 crore was seized …

Three, including two cops, held for stealing gold worth ₹2.5 crore
2 years ago

Three, including two cops, held for stealing gold worth ₹2.5 crore

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: An employee of a Mangaluru-based gold trader and two Government Railway Police constables have been arrested for allegedly stealing the businessman’s gold worth ₹2.5 crore. According to the police, the Mangaluru-based gold trader had sent Nitin Patil to deliver 4.5 kgs of gold to Zaveri Bazaar for making ornaments. The accused have been identified as Nitin Patil, 28, the …

Amritsar airport seizure trail: ₹ 18 lakhs worth foreign currency, gold seizure unveils ₹ 7-cr smuggling racket
2 years ago

Amritsar airport seizure trail: ₹ 18 lakhs worth foreign currency, gold seizure unveils ₹ 7-cr smuggling racket

Hindustan Times  

Custom officials on Monday claimed to have busted gang of smuggling of foreign currencies and gold at the Amritsar airport which has unveiled a major smuggling racket. The female passenger and the main gang operator were arrested and produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar, who granted two days remand to the Customs department. “During her personal search, the Customs …

5kg gold, ₹3 lakh cash seized from ‘secret chamber’ in Kerala raids: ED
2 years ago

5kg gold, ₹3 lakh cash seized from ‘secret chamber’ in Kerala raids: ED

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI:The Enforcement Directorate has seized 5kg gold worth ₹2.51 crore and over ₹3 lakh cash from a ‘secret chamber’ from premises linked to a Malappuram-based jewellery house promoter, who is an alleged beneficiary of the Kerala gold smuggling case, the agency said on Wednesday. ED said in a statement that the gold and cash was hidden in a secret …

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