They further said that the seized narcotics were confiscated under Section 43(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985 and the passenger was arrested on December 21 under Section 43(b) for violating provisions of the NDPS Act.
A 44-year-old woman was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 50 lakh from Dubai to Delhi by concealing it in her rectum, Delhi Customs officials said.
"A male passenger (Indian) arriving from Riyadh was intercepted at Delhi airport by Customs officials on December 15. X-ray scans revealed two gold bars of 300 g worth Rs 22.2L cleverly concealed inside an adaptor," said Customs.
This year, the Delhi Police IGI Airport Unit broke various fake passport syndicates operating across India. As of now, 19 foreign nationals, including 12 Bangladeshi nationals, and 23 agents, including one Bangladeshi national, have been arrested for flying on fake passports or visas.
Delhi Police has imposed a ban on the use of laser lights and drone activities in the funnel area within the approach path of flights to Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI). The order, which came into effect on November 28, will remain in force till January 26, 2025 (both dates inclusi
AQI in different areas of the national capital, like Anand Vihar, was recorded as 393, 356 in Ashok Vihar, 322 at the IGI airport road and 381 in Jahangirpuri at 7 a.m as per CPCB.
A passenger travelling from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh to New Delhi was intercepted on Tuesday by customs officials, based on intelligence input at the national capital's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, officials said on Wednesday.
Amid the enforcement of 'low visibility procedures' at the Delhi Airport, nine flights bound to land at the IGI Airport, have been diverted to other cities, sources said on Monday.
The Customs officers at IGI Airport, New Delhi, have booked a case of smuggling of narcotic substance suspected to be 'Heroin', against one Indian passenger who arrived at Terminal-3, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi on Saturday (November, 9) from Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur, said
The mortal remains of the legendary folk singer Sharda Sinha on Wednesday early morning reached the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport as her last rites will be performed in Patna.
In a breakthrough in its efforts to destroy the Khalistani terror network in India, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested an absconding close associate of designated terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dala alias Arsh Dala of Khalistan Terrorist Force (KTF), from Delhi's Indir