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Gold seized at M’luru airport
Mangaluru: Customs at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), have continued their drive against gold smuggling. They seized gold of 24 carat purity weighing 1,273g, valued at Rs 76.5 lakh from three different passengers, between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Officials said smugglers were intercepted after they crossed the green channel. As a result of frisking, scanning of handbag, scanning and open examination of carton box, and detailed interrogation of three passengers, gold of 24 carat purity, weighing 1,273g in total, was recovered from them.
The gold objects in the three cases were concealed by the smugglers in the rectum, air pods and height-adjustable pipe of a child’s scooter. One of the passengers has been arrested in this case, and an investigation is on.
Officials said smugglers were intercepted after they crossed the green channel. As a result of frisking, scanning of handbag, scanning and open examination of carton box, and detailed interrogation of three passengers, gold of 24 carat purity, weighing 1,273g in total, was recovered from them.
The gold objects in the three cases were concealed by the smugglers in the rectum, air pods and height-adjustable pipe of a child’s scooter. One of the passengers has been arrested in this case, and an investigation is on.
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Gold worth 76.5 lakh seized at Mangaluru airport
Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport confiscated 1.273kg of gold worth Rs 76.5 lakh from three passengers who were intercepted after crossing the green channel. The gold was found during frisking, scanning of handbags, and open examination of carton boxes. One of the passengers has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport confiscated 1.273kg of gold worth Rs 76.5 lakh from three passengers who were intercepted after crossing the green channel. The gold was found during frisking, scanning of handbags, and open examination of carton boxes. One of the passengers has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Smuggler nabbed with 30 iPhones, 28 laptops, gold
A man was apprehended at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru with 30 old model iPhones, 28 used laptops, gold sheets shaped like credit cards, and other valuables in his suitcases. The man had flown from Abu Dhabi via Ahmedabad and was planning to take a flight to Chennai with the smuggled goods. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from Chennai, was booked for electronics smuggling and Customs duty evasion. Investigations are underway.
A man was apprehended at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru with 30 old model iPhones, 28 used laptops, gold sheets shaped like credit cards, and other valuables in his suitcases. The man had flown from Abu Dhabi via Ahmedabad and was planning to take a flight to Chennai with the smuggled goods. The suspect, a 40-year-old man from Chennai, was booked for electronics smuggling and Customs duty evasion. Investigations are underway.
7kg gold worth 4 crore seized at Jaipur airport, two arrested
Customs officials in Jaipur arrested two passengers arriving from Dubai and seized 7kg of gold worth over Rs 4 crore from them. The passengers, from Sikar, were caught based on a tip-off. Smuggling of gold has increased during the festive season, with over 100 cases reported since 2019. The seized gold will be sent to the mint reserves of RBI in Mumbai. In separate incidents, gold smuggling attempts were also foiled in Hyderabad, Cochin, and Cochin International Airport. Investigations are ongoing.
Customs officials in Jaipur arrested two passengers arriving from Dubai and seized 7kg of gold worth over Rs 4 crore from them. The passengers, from Sikar, were caught based on a tip-off. Smuggling of gold has increased during the festive season, with over 100 cases reported since 2019. The seized gold will be sent to the mint reserves of RBI in Mumbai. In separate incidents, gold smuggling attempts were also foiled in Hyderabad, Cochin, and Cochin International Airport. Investigations are ongoing.
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