Diamonds worth ₹48 lakh seized from Sharjah passenger at Pune airport
2 years, 9 months ago

Diamonds worth ₹48 lakh seized from Sharjah passenger at Pune airport

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Officers of Air Intelligence Unit of Pune Customs on March 17 seized 3,000 diamonds of total 75 carat weight, valued at ₹48.66 lakh, from a passenger who arrived in Pune from Sharjah. Officers of Air Intelligence Unit of Pune Customs on March 17 seized 3000 diamonds of total 75 carat weight, valued at ₹ 48.66 lakh, from a passenger who arrived in Pune from Sharjah. Earlier, in last month we had caught a person with gold,” said IRS Dhananjay Kadam, custom officer at Pune’s Lohegaon international airport.” “The passenger was intercepted and a thorough examination of his baggage was done. Past cases February 2022: Passenger held with gold bar worth ₹34.8 lakh February 2022:Passenger caught with 708 gm gold July 2021: Man arrested for smuggling gold ring December 2021: Flyer from Chennai caught with 800 gms of 24 carat gold.

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Gujarat: 12 held for fake ED raid on jeweller, stealing cash and ornaments worth Rs 22.25 lakh
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Gujarat: 12 held for fake ED raid on jeweller, stealing cash and ornaments worth Rs 22.25 lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhuj : Twelve persons were arrested for allegedly pulling off a Bollywood-style fake Enforcement Directorate raid in Gujarat's Gandhidham during which they stole cash and jewellery valued at Rs 22.25 lakh, a police official said on Thursday. "They stole cash and jewellery worth Rs 22.25 lakh during this fake raid. After the businessman approached police, several teams were formed, leading …

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 …

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 …

Diamonds and Jewellery Worth Rs 24 Crore Seized from Car in Maharashtra
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Diamonds and Jewellery Worth Rs 24 Crore Seized from Car in Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

The Static Surveillance Team (SST) of the Election Commission has seized diamonds, gold and silver jewellery worth Rs 24 crore near a toll booth in Ahilyanagar district of poll-bound Maharashtra. The seizure was made on Thursday morning near the Supa toll plaza, and the three persons involved have been 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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Hyderabad: Rs 3.16 Crore Worth Cash, Ornaments Seized During Vehicle Checks In a Day
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Rs 3.16 Crore Worth Cash, Ornaments Seized During Vehicle Checks In a Day

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The ongoing vehicle checking, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, saw the Cyberabad SOT team and local police seize Rs 3.16 crore worth cash, gold and silver since Tuesday. Meanwhile, SOT Medchal and local police tracked down a SISCO safe guard vehicle, which was carrying Rs 24,91,700 in five sealed boxes without QR code or ECI approval. In a …

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 …

Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash & valuables seized in Kadapa during checks
8 months, 1 week ago

Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash & valuables seized in Kadapa during checks

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: Ahead of elections, preventive measures were implemented and tightened the vigil in Kadapa district to enhance the security. From January this year, police seized Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash and valuables at different checkposts till date in Kadapa district. Speaking to mediapersons on Sunday, Kadapa Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said that from January this year, nearly Rs 12,49,32,812 …

Karnataka: Police seize Rs 5.6 crore unaccounted cash, 3kg gold, 103 kg silver from jeweller's house
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: Police seize Rs 5.6 crore unaccounted cash, 3kg gold, 103 kg silver from jeweller's house

India TV News  

Karnataka Police on Sunday seized unaccounted cash of Rs 5.60 crore along with gold and silver ornaments worth Rs 2 crore from a house in Ballari, Karnataka. "The police seized Rs 5.60 crore in cash, 3 kg of gold, and 103 kg of silver jewellery with 68 silver bars. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a jewellery store owner’s …

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 …

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 …

Trader flees with diamonds worth ₹26 crore
9 months ago

Trader flees with diamonds worth ₹26 crore

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A diamond trader from Malad has been booked by the Bandra Kurla Complex police in two separate First Information Reports for allegedly cheating two diamond traders of around ₹26 crore. “He took a 1685.92-carat cut and polished diamonds, princess cut fancy diamonds valued at around ₹21 crore in the first case,” said the police officer. In the second case, …

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 …

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 …

Police seize a total Rs 165 crore since October 9 in TS
1 year, 2 months ago

Police seize a total Rs 165 crore since October 9 in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state law enforcement agencies have seized Rs 35.52 crore cash on Tuesday, taking the total cash seized for transporting without valid documents from October 9 to Rs 165 crore. From the beginning of the moral code of conduct on October 9, police and excise officials have seized Rs 8.99 crore worth liquor, Rs 7.55 crore worth drugs, Rs …

Telangana polls: Rs 48 crore in cash, 37 kg of gold, liquor worth Rs 4 crore seized
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana polls: Rs 48 crore in cash, 37 kg of gold, liquor worth Rs 4 crore seized

India Today  

Over Rs 48.33 crore in cash and 37.4 kg of gold were seized at various places in Telangana, as part of the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the November 30 Assembly election in the state since October 9, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Saturday. Besides cash and gold, the authorities also seized 365 …

Cops seize unaccounted cash, jewellery worth Rs 98.61 lakh in separate seizures in poll-bound Chhattisgarh
1 year, 2 months ago

Cops seize unaccounted cash, jewellery worth Rs 98.61 lakh in separate seizures in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

India TV News  

Bilaspur: Ahead of assembly elections in the state, the police have seized jewellery and unaccounted cash from two different locations in Bilaspur city of poll-bound Chhattisgarh. Police informed that cash worth Rs 98.61 lakh was seized after it intercepted a car at Devkinandan Chowk. After the interception on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, police seized gold and silver …

Police Seize a Total Rs 74.95 crore Till October 13
1 year, 2 months ago

Police Seize a Total Rs 74.95 crore Till October 13

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Police on Saturday seized Rs 32.81 crore of cash that was not accounted for, the Election Commission of India said, taking the total cash found without documents to nearly Rs 75 crore. The state law enforcement agencies including the income-tax department have seized Rs 74.95 crore in the state since the model code of conduct came into force with …

Delhi Jewellery Heist: 3 Arrested From Chhattisgarh; 18 Kg Gold, Rs 12 Lakh Recovered
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi Jewellery Heist: 3 Arrested From Chhattisgarh; 18 Kg Gold, Rs 12 Lakh Recovered

News 18  

At least three people have been arrested in Chhattisgarh in connection with the sensational Rs 25-crore robbery from a jewellery shop in Delhi’s Bhogal area. “Rs 12.50 lakh in cash and over 18-kilogram gold and diamonds seized from an accused in Durg,” said Superintendent of Police, Bilaspur, Santosh Singh. In one of the biggest burglaries in the national capital, accused …

ED seizes Rs 25.8 crore following raids in Maharashtra in money laundering case
1 year, 4 months ago

ED seizes Rs 25.8 crore following raids in Maharashtra in money laundering case

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate seized cash and jewellry worth Rs 25.81 crores following raids carried out across 13 locations in Maharashtra in connection to a money laundering case, informed officials on Saturday. During the search operation conducted on Thursday, ED seized a large number of incriminating documents along with 39.33 kg of gold and diamond jewellry worth Rs 24.7 crore and …

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 …

₹3.37 crore cash, 8.6 kg gold seized by poll officials in Bengaluru
1 year, 8 months ago

₹3.37 crore cash, 8.6 kg gold seized by poll officials in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Election duty officials on Tuesday seized 8.6 kg of gold worth ₹1.47 crore and cash of ₹3.37 crore in Bengaluru. In its daily bulletin, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka said the flying squad and police seized gold worth ₹1.47 crore in C V Raman Nagar constituency whereas the Income Tax Department seized ₹3.37 crore cash in …

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 …

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 …

Bengaluru crime: Foreigner held at airport with 2,398-gram gold
2 years ago

Bengaluru crime: Foreigner held at airport with 2,398-gram gold

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru customs officials arrested one person at Kempegowda International airport and recovered 2,398-gram gold from the person. Bengaluru crime: Foreigner held at airport with 2,398-gram gold The customs officials on Friday announced that they arrested the suspect based on a tip-off by DRI. Both the accused are foreign nationals.” Revealing the details about recovered gold items, the tweet further read, …

Delhi: Gold valued over Rs 94 lakh seized at IGI airport, two people held
2 years ago

Delhi: Gold valued over Rs 94 lakh seized at IGI airport, two people held

India TV News  

Delhi: Two air passengers have been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi for allegedly smuggling 1,849 gm of gold valued at over Rs 94 lakh. When the baggages were opened, the Customs officials recovered gold jewellery worth Rs 94,80,667," said Nisha Gupta, Joint Commissioner of Customs IGI. The gold was seized under Section 110 of Customs Act. …

10 kg gold seized at Chennai airport
2 years, 1 month ago

10 kg gold seized at Chennai airport

The Hindu  

Chennai Customs officials seized 10.4 kg of gold in different cases over the last few days at Chennai airport. On November 10, six passengers who came from Dubai on different flights were held for hiding 12 gold cut bits weighing 300 grams and six gold ingots weighing 4.9 kg. The same day, officials held a passenger who came from Bangkok …

Bengaluru: Man with gold chains worth ₹46 lakh arrested at airport
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru: Man with gold chains worth ₹46 lakh arrested at airport

Hindustan Times  

Officials of the Bengaluru customs department arrested a person at Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly smuggling crude gold chains into the city on Monday. They also seized around 900 grams of gold valued at around ₹46 lakh. Bengaluru customs officials seized around 900 grams of gold valued at around ₹ 46 lakh. “On the basis of specific intelligence, one passenger …

Gold worth over ₹30L wrapped in adhesive tapes found in SpiceJet flight: Watch
2 years, 4 months ago

Gold worth over ₹30L wrapped in adhesive tapes found in SpiceJet flight: Watch

Hindustan Times  

Rummaging through a Bangkok-Kolkata SpiceJet flight on Tuesday, Air Intelligence officers at the Kolkata airport recovered 12 cut pieces of foreign-origin gold bars, worth over ₹30 lakh. According to the Officers of the AIU team, the 12 cut pieces of gold bars were found stuck deep inside a hollow pipe of a seat located on the 20th row of the …

3 foreign nationals arrested at Mumbai airport for smuggling gold worth Rs 10 crore
2 years, 6 months ago

3 foreign nationals arrested at Mumbai airport for smuggling gold worth Rs 10 crore

India Today  

Three foreign nationals who arrived at the Mumbai international airport from Dubai were arrested by the Air Intelligence Unit on Monday for smuggling gold worth Rs 10 crore. CASE DETAILS A group of foreign nationals that arrived from Dubai was checked by the customs officials at the Mumbai airport on the basis of profiling and surveillance. Afterwards, all of them …

Over 1,300 kg silver, ₹56 lakh in cash seized in Dungarpur
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 1,300 kg silver, ₹56 lakh in cash seized in Dungarpur

Hindustan Times  

Police have seized 1,321 kg of silver and other jewellery items along with ₹56 lakh in cash from Dungarpur district, officials said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a private bus going to Ahmedabad from Agra on Sunday night and recovered silver bricks and gold ornaments during the search, they said. "When the bus driver could not …

Gold worth Rs 57 lakh seized from passengers at Chennai airport
2 years, 8 months ago

Gold worth Rs 57 lakh seized from passengers at Chennai airport

India Today  

The Customs officials at Chennai airport seized 1.18 kg gold worth over Rs 57 lakh from two Dubai-based passengers on Wednesday. Based on specific input, the officials intercepted the passengers and found 4 bundles and 4 band strips in the form of gold paste from the two. 1.18 Kgs of Gold valued 57.07 lakh seized under the Customs Act, 1962. …

Gold, silver and diamonds recovered in Bengaluru anti-corruption raid: Report
2 years, 9 months ago

Gold, silver and diamonds recovered in Bengaluru anti-corruption raid: Report

Hindustan Times  

The anti-corruption bureau conducted raids on nine middlemen and agents in Bengaluru who are suspected of influencing public servants by corrupt or illegal means, or by exercising personal influence, news agency ANI said Tuesday morning. The nine are also suspected of being involved in malpractices and other irregularities in connection with the activities of the Bangalore Development Authority, ANI reported. …

Mumbai Customs recovers heroin worth Rs 56 crore, gold worth Rs 1.66 crore in separate seizures
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Customs recovers heroin worth Rs 56 crore, gold worth Rs 1.66 crore in separate seizures

India Today  

Over the last couple of days, customs officials at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport have foiled many smuggling attempts. Between March 3 and 5, the Air Intelligence Unit seized heroin worth Rs 56 crore and gold worth Rs 1.66 crore. Gold worth Rs 1.66 crore seized In the first incident, a passenger who had arrived from Dubai via Fly …

WATCH: Woman Stitches Rs 18 Lakh Gold Beads to Burqas, Nabbed at Hyderabad Airport
2 years, 9 months ago

WATCH: Woman Stitches Rs 18 Lakh Gold Beads to Burqas, Nabbed at Hyderabad Airport

News 18  

In the latest series of incidents of smuggled gold being dug out, the yellow metal worth about ₹18 lakh and weighing 350 grams were seized from a female passenger on Sunday at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. Customs officials claimed on January 22 that gold worth Rs 1.36 crore was confiscated from a passenger at the airport in Hyderabad. …

Gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh seized at Pune airport; one held
2 years, 10 months ago

Gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh seized at Pune airport; one held

India Today  

The Customs officials at the Pune International Airport seized gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh and also arrested a man in the gold smuggling case on February 7. Gold worth Rs 34.8 lakh seized Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit of Pune Customs intercepted the man and found 705 grams of gold bars and pieces concealed in …

Jaipur: Gold biscuit worth ₹24.32 lakh seized at airport
2 years, 11 months ago

Jaipur: Gold biscuit worth ₹24.32 lakh seized at airport

Hindustan Times  

Customs officials recovered 491 grams of gold biscuits worth ₹24.32 lakh from a passenger on Friday who arrived from Sharjah, said a press release on Saturday. The smuggled gold has been seized under the provision of the Customs Act, 1962. On examination of his checked-in baggage in the x-ray machine, dark images of some objects inside the face shaver machine …

Gold worth ₹75 lakh found hidden under passenger seat on AI flight from Dubai
3 years, 1 month ago

Gold worth ₹75 lakh found hidden under passenger seat on AI flight from Dubai

Hindustan Times  

Gold bars worth at least ₹75 lakh were found hidden under a passenger seat of an Air India flight that landed at the Jaipur International Airport from Dubai on Tuesday. Gold bars found concealed under passenger seat on Air India flight from Dubai. A passenger was detained by customs officials and two gold bars weighing about 1,500 grams were seized …

Gold worth Rs 75 lakh hidden under Air India flight seat seized at Jaipur airport
3 years, 1 month ago

Gold worth Rs 75 lakh hidden under Air India flight seat seized at Jaipur airport

India TV News  

In a major breakthrough, the Customs officials on Tuesday seized gold worth about Rs 75 lakh placed under a passenger seat of an Air India flight that landed at the Jaipur International Airport from Dubai and detained a passenger in connection with the smuggling. In a statement, Assistant Commissioner of Customs Department BB Atal said, "Acting on intelligence inputs, the …

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