"The robustness of the Customs Act was on display when during the difficult times of Covid-19 all the consignments, whether of big or small companies or individuals, were facilitated," said Finance Minister.
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.
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI): The Customs Officers at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have seized more than 3,000 grams of pure gold from the possession of five men in the last 13 days, it informed.
Mumbai (Maharashtra), September 3 (ANI): The Mumbai Airport Customs seized 1.3 kgs of cocaine valued at Rs 13 crore at the Mumbai International Airport. The police arrested one passenger from Ghana who was intercepted on August 28.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 27 (ANI): Kolkata customs officers intercepted a passenger on Friday with a foreign-origin gold bar worth Rs 77,21,280 at NSCBI airport.
Beijing [China], August 16 (ANI): Chinese authorities recently seized a batch of "illegal maps" suspected of violating the one-China principle in Southwest China's Chongqing city, state media reported.
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Customs officers at the Indira Gandhi International airport, in the national capital on Wednesday seized more than one kilogram of cocaine worth Rs 15 crore from a Zimbabwean female national.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13 (ANI): Customs Air Intelligence Unit has recovered drugs worth approximately Rs 60 crores from a Zimbabwean passenger at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, said Mumbai customs officer.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 31 (ANI): On the basis of suspicion, the Customs Officers at Jaipur International Airport intercepted one passenger, who arrived by Spicejet Flight from Dubai on Sunday night at 9.15 pm with gold capsules worth Rs 25,37,865.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 24 (ANI): Customs officers at Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai have arrested two Ugandan nationals and seized 3.90 kg of heroin worth Rs 20 crore from their possession.
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], November 4 (ANI): Gujarat's Vadodara crime branch arrested four accused including a bogus customs officer for duping an Ahmedabad-based businessman in the black dollar scam, informed police inspector of the crime branch on Thursday.