According to an official release, the operation uncovered an organised racket involved in smuggling gold into India, melting it in covert furnaces, and illicitly selling the refined bullion into the grey market.
According to officials, the passenger was discreetly monitored from the flight gate and intercepted while attempting to exit through the green channel, typically meant for travellers with no dutiable goods. During X-ray screening of his baggage, officers noticed suspicious images, prompti
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches in the case of KC Veerendra, Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Chitradurga constituency in Karnataka, and others related to cheating public in illegal online betting case.
During a security check, CISF personnel found the gold paste meticulously strapped around their midsections and upper torsos. Officials said the woman was carrying 16 kg of gold paste, while the man had 12 kg on him.
According to the release, based on profiling, the customs officers intercepted two passengers arriving from Bahrain and Daman and recovered 24 KT Gold Bar having net weight of 247 Grams, valued at Rs. 21.96 Lakh on May 21, 2025 early morning. The said gold was concealed under the luggage tro
Customs officials at Trichy Airport seized 1,141 grams of gold worth Rs94.53 lakh from a passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia flight AK-023 on Wednesday.
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.
In a significant demonstration of vigilance, personnel from the Border Security Force (BSF) 115 Battalion successfully executed a seizure of 12 gold biscuits and a motorcycle within the operational area of Border Outpost Boyraghat.
While carrying out checks in connection with the upcoming assembly elections 2024, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) team led by Jawed Khan on Wednesday seized around 5kgs of gold from Amritsar-Howrah Mail in Ambala.