Apart from the precious stones valued at around Rs 6.03 crore, the DRI also seized foreign currency worth Rs 9.83 lakh and Indian currency worth Rs 1 lakh.
Two Hyderabad-bound Vistara flights from Bengaluru and Mumbai returned to their respective departure stations on Monday morning due to bad weather conditions in Hyderabad.
Hyderabad Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport seized 454 grammes of gold valued at Rs 26.64 lakhs in two separate cases, an official said on Sunday.
After a series of operations on the basis of specific inputs and profiling, Hyderabad customs officers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) seized a total of 3.734 kgs of smuggled gold, valued at Rs 2.19 crore and foreign currency worth Rs 16.46 lakhs.
The New Zealand cricket team arrived at Hyderabad airport on Wednesday night ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 scheduled to be held between October 5 to November 19 in India.
Security was increased and Hyderabad Police rushed a police team to the airport and conducted a detailed search operation but did not recover anything, officials said.
Hyderabad Customs Department on Wednesday seized 412 grams of gold estimated to be worth Rs 24.92 lakhs during a check-up at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here in Hyderabad city, officials said.
The Hyderabad Customs in four separate cases foiled a smuggling racket, arrested four passengers and seized eight kilograms of smuggled gold worth Rs 4.86 crore at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Saturday, officials said.
Customs officials seized 1329 g of gold paste worth Rs 81.6 lakh at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad on Sunday, informed the officials.
In the first case, gold weighing 1.225 kgs valued at Rs 72.55 lakhs was seized. In the second case, 500 gms of smuggled gold valued at Rs 30.51 lakhs was seized.
Hyderabad Customs officers seized 2.279 Kg. of smuggled Gold from three persons in three different cases, and more than one lakh smuggled Cigarette sticks kept in one case.