In a joint operation with the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), the Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch (SIIB) of Kochi Customs seized a total of 3,261 gm of gold worth Rs 1.28 crore in three instances at Kochi airport on Wednesday.
Customs preventive officers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday seized 1,483 grams of gold worth over Rs 68 lakh from a passenger, a Customs official informed on Saturday.
Customs officers in Hyderabad Airport on Saturday apprehended a male passenger, accused of smuggling gold worth over Rs 1 crore, and seized around 3 kg of jewellery.
The Mumbai Airport Customs seized a total of 4712 grams of gold worth Rs 2.5 cr and arrested three people in two different cases, said a senior Customs official on Monday.
The Customs department arrested Samad, a Malappuram native when the Spicejet flight from Jeddah was diverted to Kochi airport after a hydraulic failure.
The Mumbai Airport Customs seized 61 Kg gold valued at Rs 32 Crore and arrested seven passengers in two different cases, said a senior Customs official on Sunday.
Four passengers of Indian nationality who landed from Tanzania were found carrying the smuggled gold in the form of one Kg bars ingeniously concealed in specially designed waist belts with multiple pockets. A total of 53 Kg of gold valued at Rs 28.17 Crore was recovered from the four passeng
The Customs air intelligence unit at Chennai airport on Wednesday foiled another smuggling attempt by smugglers and apprehended two passengers who arrived from Muscat, Oman.
Three Indian passengers, of a family, travelling to Dubai via Fly Dubai flight FZ 446 were intercepted and currency worth 4,97,000 USD, equivalent to approximately Rs 4.1 crore, seized, a customs official said.