Hyderabad Airport Customs on Wednesday seized over 2 Kg of gold valued at over Rs 1 crore in three separate cases and over 1 lakh cigarette sticks at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, officials said.
"A total of 2027 grammes of Heroin valued at approx. Rs. 14.2 crore in the international market were seized. The passenger has been arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985, and remanded to judicial custody by the Court. Diligent, alert, and prompt action by the Hyderabad Customs officers has re
In a bid to enhance efficiency and seamless travel for passengers, the GMR Hyderabad International Airport has introduced the self-baggage drop facility near entry gate number-9, according to an official statement.
Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department has seized 1705.3 grams of gold worth more than core from two male passengers at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport who were concealing it in the form of gold paste in their rectum, an official statement said on Tuesday.
"Based on specific information received, a male passenger who arrived from Jeddah by Indigo flight 6E-068 at 8:30 AM on May 16 was intercepted by Customs Air Intelligence officers of Hyderabad Customs, RGIA," a customs official said.
A passenger, who arrived from Riyadh has been arrested at Hyderabad airport on Sunday for carrying 14 gold bars valued at more than Rs 67 lakh, Hyderabad Customs said.
On the basis of specific intelligence, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted one male domestic passenger carrying gold paste in the form of 6 capsules at RGI Airport, Hyderabad, said an official statement.
"On the basis of specific intelligence, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted one female passenger, an Indian national arriving from Malawi to Hyderabad via Doha on May 7, 2023," the Customs Department said in a statement.
Amid the heightened tensions over the violence in Manipur, the students from Telangana who were studying in the state were brought back to Hyderabad by special flights on Monday.
Foiling a smuggling bid, Hyderabad Customs seized gold worth Rs 16.5 lakh from two passengers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport coming from Dubai on Tuesday.