The Customs department officials said that on the basis of profiling done by the officers of the AIU batch, one passenger was intercepted at the green channel who arrived from Kuwait in an Indigo's flight no. 6E-1758.
As many as six passengers were intercepted, while one was arrested by the Coimbatore Directorate of Revenue Intelligence who brought gold in concealment from Sharjah, informed officials on Monday.
A police team of Borgang police outpost in Biswanath district of Assam set up a naka checking on Wednesday and intercepted a truck. On checking it, they found the cattle in it.
Officials of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Cochin International Airport on Sunday intercepted a passenger and seized gold, valued at over Rs 44 lakhs, concealed inside the body, the customs department said.
The Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Saturday intercepted a man and seized two gold biscuits, valued at over Rs eight lakhs, concealed inside a tin at Trichy Airport, officials said.
The Andhra Pradesh panchayat raj chamber state president YVB Rajendra Prasad and Andhra Pradesh sarpanch sangam state president Vanapalli Lakshmi Mutyala Rao were intercepted from Tirupati's stairway to Tirumala and were arrested, party sources said, adding that they were taken to the Alipir
Biswanath district police conducted an operation after a tip-off on National Highway-15 at Biswanath and intercepted a truck on Friday, Biswanath Superintendent of Police (SP) Nabin Singh said.
Based on specific intelligence developed by DRI officers, the suspected passenger was identified and intercepted at the airport. The passenger was attempting to smuggle contraband drugs around 3.5 Kg.