Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the the Customs Department today detected six cases of gold smuggling and seized 6.3 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 3 crore collectively.
In the first case, the AIU officials intercepted passengers Sayed Abbas and Nharhari Nithin who had arrived from Bankok and were to board a flight to Colombo. They handed over gold jewellery weighing 1.8 kilograms and valued at Rs 50 lakh to a domestic passenger, Lavanya Su, who was travelling to Hyderabad, at the airport.
In another case, the AIU seized 2.9 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 66 lakh from passenger Mazhar Abbas who had arrived from Ahmedabad. He had concealed the gold in his vest.
In the other three cases, the customs seized gold worth Rs 1.72 crore, being carried in suitcase trolleys and TV sets.
In the first case, the AIU officials intercepted passengers Sayed Abbas and Nharhari Nithin who had arrived from Bankok and were to board a flight to Colombo. They handed over gold jewellery weighing 1.8 kilograms and valued at Rs 50 lakh to a domestic passenger, Lavanya Su, who was travelling to Hyderabad, at the airport.
In another case, the AIU seized 2.9 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 66 lakh from passenger Mazhar Abbas who had arrived from Ahmedabad. He had concealed the gold in his vest.
In the other three cases, the customs seized gold worth Rs 1.72 crore, being carried in suitcase trolleys and TV sets.
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