Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs has seized 129.18 grams of 24-carat gold worth Rs 19.48 lakh from two passengers arriving from Dubai after officers discovered the precious metal concealed as gold paste inside the collars of their shirts, in the latest in a series of smuggling cases detected at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), Ahmedabad. According to Ahmedabad Customs, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted the two male passengers after they arr…
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Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) A woman arriving in Ahmedabad from Abu Dhabi was intercepted after Customs officers acting on passenger profiling intelligence allegedly found nearly 729 grams of undeclared gold jewellery worth Rs 98.78 lakh concealed inside her purse and beneath her clothing, officials said on Tuesday. The seizure was made by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs after the passenger arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) on IndiGo flight 6E-143…
Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, on Wednesday busted a highly organised gold smuggling syndicate operating through the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport under a targeted operation codenamed ‘Operation Golden Drop’. According to the DRI, acting on specific intelligence inputs, officers intercepted and seized three kg of foreign-origin gold valued at approximately Rs 4.8 crore and arrested one accused.Investigations conducted so fa…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, has seized diamonds worth over Rs 5.7 crore at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSMI) Airport and arrested two persons for allegedly attempting to smuggle them to Bangkok. According to the DRI, the accused were intercepted at the Mumbai airport based on specific Intelligence inputs. During examination and questioning, both passengers admitted that they had concealed two capsules each inside their bodies.The ca…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport have filed a case against a US passport holder following the recovery of a large haul of undeclared foreign-origin goods and currencies. The passenger arrived from Hong Kong on Flight No CX-695 and was intercepted as part of routine spot profiling carried out by Customs officers.Officials said that the passenger’s baggage underwent X-ray screening, followed by a detailed physical examination in line…
Shillong, Feb 3 (IANS) The Meghalaya government has imposed a prohibitory order banning the transportation, storage, sale and distribution of fish illegally imported from Bangladesh without valid legal documents, officials said on Monday. A senior official in Shillong said that the District Magistrate of East Khasi Hills district, invoking powers under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has issued the order to curb the illegal movement and trade of such fish with…