"AirCustoms@IGIA have booked 3 separate cases of smuggling after 6522 gms of gold concealed by 5 pax in their clothes & rectum were recovered and seized. Value of seized gold is Rs. 3.43 Cr Further investigations are on," the Delhi Customs (Airport and General) posted on X.
Delhi Airport customs on Wednesday said it arrested eight passengers after recovering 5.319 kgs of gold estimated to be Rs 2. 93 crores at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
According to the officials, on August 4, on the basis of behaviour detection, CISF Surveillance and intelligence personnel noticed suspicious activities of a foreign passenger, identified as Ekhtivor Abdhullaeva (Uzbekistan national), who was supposed to travel to Almaty by Air Astana flight
The civil aviation ministry on Thursday said various steps including the additional manpower deployment by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and reinforcement of Bureau of Immigration (BoI) staff, have been taken to ease congestion.
Full body scanners will soon be installed at Delhi, Mumbai and other airports as manpower with technology is required to deal with the rising number of air passengers at all airports in the country, said Zulfiquar Hasan, director general of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Monday.
The move comes as India prepares to welcome all the heads-of-state of the G20 countries and invited nations, necessitating ample parking space for the special aircraft during the summit. The G20 summit in Delhi has garnered significant attention, with dignitaries from across the globe set
An Air India Delhi-Paris flight on Friday returned to originating airport at the Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly after take-off following the Delhi air traffic controllers informed the flight crew about suspected tyre debris sighted on the runway after its departure.
Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) personnel on Wednesday seized “Agarwood” weighing about 55 kg worth approximately Rs 1 crore 10 lakhs at IGI Airport, New Delhi and arrested two people.
A SpiceJet aircraft caught fire Tuesday evening at Delhi airport during engine maintenance work. The aircraft and maintenance personnel are safe, officials said.
The detailed examination of the baggage and personal search of the passengers resulted in the recovery of foreign currency (USD 7,20,000/- & Euro 4,66,200/-) from the three passengers which is equivalent to Rs 10,06,78,410, Customs department said in a statement.