Delhi customs intercepted two passengers on Wednesday at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi for an alleged smuggling attempt of 538 grams of gold and four iPhones.
Three women were arrested for allegedly stealing gold chains, Delhi police said. Three broken pieces of golden chain were recovered from their possession.
"The vigilant jawans of ICP Petrapole, 145 Battalion, BSF under South Bengal Frontier apprehended the two Bangladeshi passengers with five gold bangles and three gold chains red-handed. Both passengers were trying to smuggle these gold chains and bangles from Bangladesh to India through ICP
Customs at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital have arrested one person and seized 12 gold chains worth Rs 2.78 crore, officials said on Sunday.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the Cochin airport in Kerala seized four foreign origin gold chains weighing 499.9 grams worth 26,93,861 and having a purity of 24 carats from a passenger from Abu Dhabi (UAE) on Thursday, said an official statement from Customs.
"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 a tip-off, the troops of Border Outpost Banpur, 54 Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier launched an operation and seized nine gold biscuits, nineteen gold chips, and a gold chain.