On examination, 24 oval-shaped balls of gold dust in wax form, weighing 12.5 kg and valued at Rs 9.95 crore, were recovered, they said, adding that the gold was seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have intercepted two passengers at Mumbai airport and recovered 4,525 gms of gold dust in wax form valued at Rs 3.33 crore.
The Airport Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs found the gold concealed in various forms, like gold dust in wax, crude jewelry and gold bars in an ingenious way inside and on the body of pax and in the baggage.
In the first case, an Indian National, travelling from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai in an Etihad Airways Flight (EY 196) was intercepted and 24 Karat Gold dust in cloth (3) weighing 1700 grams (net) was found concealed in the clothes worn by the passenger.
Officials of the Mumbai Airport said they have seized 24 KT gold dust and 24 KT jewellery valued at Rs 0.43 crore from an Indian national travelling from Dubai.
According to the Mumbai Customs official, the gold dust, valued at Rs 1,05,27,331, was concealed in the undergarments of the couple and their three-year-old child.