Gold Seized At Airport

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday seized 8.230 kg gold in paste form worth Rs 4.54 crore after arresting two passengers at the Mumbai international airport, an official said.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport apprehended a passenger and recovered 3 kg of gold from him, officials said on Thursday.

Customs department officials seized gold worth Rs 21.55 lakh including 211 grams of gold in powder form mixed with chocolate powder at Tiruchirappalli International Airport.

The Customs at Kochi airport on Friday caught a person trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 70 lakh inside small packs after a Kozhikode-bound plane was diverted to Kochi following hydraulic failure.

The airport customs preventive officers, seized 1849 grams of gold jewellery worth over 94 lakhs from two passengers at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have seized 12 kg of foreign origin gold valued at Rs 6.5 crore from 18 passengers who arrived from Sharjah at the airport.

Customs officials seized 61 kg of gold worth Rs 32 crore in separate operations at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here, making it the highest value seizure by the department at the airport in a single day.

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.

Over 900 gram of gold ingots, mobile phones, and foreign cigarettes have been seized in two different incidents at the international airport here, said the Customs on Sunday.

The Customs department has seized 2.65 kilograms of 24 carat gold worth Rs 1.39 crore from two Indian women passengers, who arrived at the Mumbai international airport from Dubai, an official said on Thursday.

Mumbai Airport customs seized 15 kgs of gold valued at Rs 7.87 crore in four cases and foreign currency worth Rs 22 lakh in two different cases.

Customs officials in Hyderabad on Friday said they seized gold worth over Rs 4 crore at the Hyderabad International Airport in two incidents.

Over 700 grams of gold worth Rs 38.53 lakh being smuggled into the country was seized at the Mangaluru International Airport, Customs officials said on Friday.

Over three kilograms of gold bars worth Rs 1.64 crore concealed in the toilet of an aeroplane that arrived in Chennai from Dubai was seized at the city airport.

Twelve-kilogram gold valued at Rs 5.38 Crore has been seized by the officers of the Mumbai Airport customs on Sunday.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Tuesday seized 8.230 kg gold in paste form worth Rs 4.54 crore after arresting two passengers at the Mumbai international airport, an official said.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport apprehended a passenger and recovered 3 kg of gold from him, officials said on Thursday.

Customs department officials seized gold worth Rs 21.55 lakh including 211 grams of gold in powder form mixed with chocolate powder at Tiruchirappalli International Airport.

The Customs at Kochi airport on Friday caught a person trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 70 lakh inside small packs after a Kozhikode-bound plane was diverted to Kochi following hydraulic failure.

The airport customs preventive officers, seized 1849 grams of gold jewellery worth over 94 lakhs from two passengers at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have seized 12 kg of foreign origin gold valued at Rs 6.5 crore from 18 passengers who arrived from Sharjah at the airport.

Customs officials seized 61 kg of gold worth Rs 32 crore in separate operations at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here, making it the highest value seizure by the department at the airport in a single day.

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.

Over 900 gram of gold ingots, mobile phones, and foreign cigarettes have been seized in two different incidents at the international airport here, said the Customs on Sunday.

The Customs department has seized 2.65 kilograms of 24 carat gold worth Rs 1.39 crore from two Indian women passengers, who arrived at the Mumbai international airport from Dubai, an official said on Thursday.

Mumbai Airport customs seized 15 kgs of gold valued at Rs 7.87 crore in four cases and foreign currency worth Rs 22 lakh in two different cases.

Customs officials in Hyderabad on Friday said they seized gold worth over Rs 4 crore at the Hyderabad International Airport in two incidents.

Over 700 grams of gold worth Rs 38.53 lakh being smuggled into the country was seized at the Mangaluru International Airport, Customs officials said on Friday.

Over three kilograms of gold bars worth Rs 1.64 crore concealed in the toilet of an aeroplane that arrived in Chennai from Dubai was seized at the city airport.

Twelve-kilogram gold valued at Rs 5.38 Crore has been seized by the officers of the Mumbai Airport customs on Sunday.