Acting on specific intelligence, BSF personnel intercepted the suspect and recovered 35 gold biscuits worth over Rs 5 crore concealed around his waist.
Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai intercepted a male passenger, a Chadian national, who arrived from Addis Ababa on Friday, May 16, 2025, said officials.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) uncovered a clever smuggling attempt at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, seizing 3 kg of gold (approximately X2.35 crore) concealed within the piston cavities of two mini air compressors.
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.
Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have intercepted two passengers at Mumbai airport and recovered 4,525 gms of gold dust in wax form valued at Rs 3.33 crore.
Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) has seized 466.5 grams of gold from a passenger at Kerala's Cochin International Airport, the agency informed on Monday. According to AIU, the gold was being smuggled from Doha to Kochi by the passenger travelling on flight number FZ 453 on Monday.
The Airport Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs found the gold concealed in various forms, like gold dust in wax, crude jewelry and gold bars in an ingenious way inside and on the body of pax and in the baggage.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs seized three capsules "suspected to contain Gold in paste form" from a passenger from Dubai at Kochi Airport on Friday.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Kochi Airport has seized 848.75 gms of suspected foreign-origin gold in a compund form, worth approximately Rs 44 lakh, an official statement said on Sunday.
Based on passenger profiling, customs officials identified the woman as a potential smuggler and subjected her to thorough checks on Friday, customs officials said .