"Based on intelligence, the passenger was intercepted by customs officials at the arrival hall. On his examination one gold chain of 181.00 Grams concealed in a pant pocket and 39 Nos. of rectangular-shaped thin gold plates weighing 201 grams, ingeniously concealed in old smartphones was rec
"Acting on specific intelligence, the AIU officers of Tiruchi intercepted the two passengers at the airport exit gate. On examination of their checked-in luggage, the officers found small-sized live turtles concealed in small boxes inside the stroller bag of each passenger," customs official
Customs officials at Delhi airport seized over five-kilogram gold, collectively valued at about Rs 2.56 crore, from five passengers who smuggled the precious metal into the country.
The customs officials claimed to have seized foreign brands of smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 303 million last week during an anti-smuggling campaign launched in all four provinces.
Two youths were arrested with gold worth Rs 1.07 crores hidden in their underwear at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, said customs officials on Wednesday.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday discovered a sizable amount of medicines estimated to be worth approximately Rs 57.30 lakh at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Airport in New Delhi.
Customs officials found gold worth Rs 65 lakh from two passengers who had come from Dubai at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday, said an official.
The operation involved interception at multiple locations across the state where the customs officials got hold of carriers of smuggled gold who were travelling in different modes of public transport.