Mumbai: Fake currency on Sunday, saffron smuggling on Monday, and undeclared foreign money on Wednesday: Mumbai Customs can be said to be a very busy department of late.
As if celebrities waltzing in with undeclared jewels weren't enough, customs officials, in another breakthrough, arrested a Senegalese woman with undeclared currency in her possession on Wednesday evening.
This is the third big expose in the last four days by the Mumbai Customs. Incidentally, in all the three cases, the undeclared or questionable items came from Dubai.
After the seizure, the case was handed over to the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Mumbai Customs. "She flew in on an Emirates flight from Dubai and was intercepted minutes after she entered the green channel.
The accused sought to play the incident down, saying, "I always bring such a big amount but this time I forgot to declare it. The money is for shopping."
AIU Additional Commissioner Mahendra Pal confirmed the arrest. "We have intercepted a lady with undeclared foreign currency," he said.
Last Sunday around 5 pm, two passengers, who had flown in from Dubai, were intercepted by the AIU while they were crossing the green channel with fake Indian currency to the tune of Rs 19,19,000. Both were Mumbai residents.
On Monday at 4 am, three Gujarat-based passengers on two different flights were caught with 22 kg of banned saffron powder worth Rs 22 lakh.
All three received their packets from the same person at the Dubai airport.
As if celebrities waltzing in with undeclared jewels weren't enough, customs officials, in another breakthrough, arrested a Senegalese woman with undeclared currency in her possession on Wednesday evening.
This is the third big expose in the last four days by the Mumbai Customs. Incidentally, in all the three cases, the undeclared or questionable items came from Dubai.
After the seizure, the case was handed over to the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Mumbai Customs. "She flew in on an Emirates flight from Dubai and was intercepted minutes after she entered the green channel.
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The accused sought to play the incident down, saying, "I always bring such a big amount but this time I forgot to declare it. The money is for shopping."
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AIU Additional Commissioner Mahendra Pal confirmed the arrest. "We have intercepted a lady with undeclared foreign currency," he said.
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Last Sunday around 5 pm, two passengers, who had flown in from Dubai, were intercepted by the AIU while they were crossing the green channel with fake Indian currency to the tune of Rs 19,19,000. Both were Mumbai residents.
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On Monday at 4 am, three Gujarat-based passengers on two different flights were caught with 22 kg of banned saffron powder worth Rs 22 lakh.
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All three received their packets from the same person at the Dubai airport.
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