Delhi Airport Gold Smuggle

Two Chinese nationals were among four passengers who were arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 5.45 crore at the international airport in Delhi, the customs department said today.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said he was shocked to learn that a former member of his staff was detained at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold.

Two men have been arrested by customs officials at the international airport here for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 1.21 crore into the country by concealing it in their rectum, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

Three foreign nationals coming from Dubai to Delhi tried to smuggle gold by hiding it in a cloth knitted on the inner side of their pants. The gold bars weiging 3.75 kg valued at nearly Rs 2 crores were seized by the custom officials.

Customs officials in Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have arrested eight passengers after they were found concealing gold worth Rs 2.92 crore in a baggage trolley.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrested two people and recovered gold worth Rs 50 lakh from them at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.

Five men have been arrested for smuggling gold worth over Rs 2.6 crore at the international airport here, an official statement issued by the customs department on Friday said.

Customs officials at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport seized over five-kilogram gold, collectively valued at about Rs 2.56 crore, from five passengers who smuggled the precious metal into the country via Bangkok.

Two men - a Thai national and an AISATS staffer - have been arrested for allegedly smuggling gold into India valuing about Rs 58 lakh at the international airport here, a customs official said on Tuesday.

The officials had to launch a massive hunt to arrest one of the accused passengers, who changed her clothes at the airport in an apparent bid to dodge the authorities, a senior customs official said.

A wheelchair-bound man was arrested at the international airport here for smuggling in gold valued at Rs 1.13 crore concealed inside his shoes, a customs official said on Wednesday.

Air Customs at Delhi International Airport has booked a passenger who arrived from Jeddah and seized gold worth over Rs 50 lakh in the form of paste from the person, officials said today.

Two Delhi Police head constables were arrested on Sunday for allegedly threatening and extorting gold from two passengers at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3, police said.

Customs officials have seized gold worth Rs 2.95 crore, concealed inside body shapers being carried by three passengers, at Delhi airport, an official statement issued on Tuesday said.

One of the watches, made by American jeweller and watchmaker Jacob & Co., "is an extraordinarily exorbitant, customised billionaire piece made of gold and studded with diamonds", customs officials said.

Two Chinese nationals were among four passengers who were arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 5.45 crore at the international airport in Delhi, the customs department said today.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said he was shocked to learn that a former member of his staff was detained at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold.

Two men have been arrested by customs officials at the international airport here for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 1.21 crore into the country by concealing it in their rectum, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

Three foreign nationals coming from Dubai to Delhi tried to smuggle gold by hiding it in a cloth knitted on the inner side of their pants. The gold bars weiging 3.75 kg valued at nearly Rs 2 crores were seized by the custom officials.

Customs officials in Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have arrested eight passengers after they were found concealing gold worth Rs 2.92 crore in a baggage trolley.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrested two people and recovered gold worth Rs 50 lakh from them at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.

Five men have been arrested for smuggling gold worth over Rs 2.6 crore at the international airport here, an official statement issued by the customs department on Friday said.

Customs officials at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport seized over five-kilogram gold, collectively valued at about Rs 2.56 crore, from five passengers who smuggled the precious metal into the country via Bangkok.

Two men - a Thai national and an AISATS staffer - have been arrested for allegedly smuggling gold into India valuing about Rs 58 lakh at the international airport here, a customs official said on Tuesday.

The officials had to launch a massive hunt to arrest one of the accused passengers, who changed her clothes at the airport in an apparent bid to dodge the authorities, a senior customs official said.

A wheelchair-bound man was arrested at the international airport here for smuggling in gold valued at Rs 1.13 crore concealed inside his shoes, a customs official said on Wednesday.

Air Customs at Delhi International Airport has booked a passenger who arrived from Jeddah and seized gold worth over Rs 50 lakh in the form of paste from the person, officials said today.

Two Delhi Police head constables were arrested on Sunday for allegedly threatening and extorting gold from two passengers at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3, police said.

Customs officials have seized gold worth Rs 2.95 crore, concealed inside body shapers being carried by three passengers, at Delhi airport, an official statement issued on Tuesday said.

One of the watches, made by American jeweller and watchmaker Jacob & Co., "is an extraordinarily exorbitant, customised billionaire piece made of gold and studded with diamonds", customs officials said.