Customs officers in Hyderabad Airport on Saturday apprehended a male passenger, accused of smuggling gold worth over Rs 1 crore, and seized around 3 kg of jewellery.
Based on secret information, officers of the Kochi Customs department nabbed the travellers, identified as Syed Abuthahir and Barakaththullah A, who hail from Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu and were travelling in the name of Vasudevan and Arul Selvam respectively.
The Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi arrested a passenger with gold worth Rs. 69 lakh concealed in a mixer on Thursday.
The police have identified the arrested persons as main accused Mohammed Khaja Mohiuddin, Rayees Ahmed Sayeed Hussain Lanka, Sarim Hussain, and Fouzan from the City College X Road, Hyderabad.
The Customs Air Intelligent Unit, Delhi recently booked three passengers, allegedly smuggling gold worth more than Rs two crores concealed in the pockets of a body shaper belt in the Indira Gandhi International Airport, officials said.
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Two persons including a human resource manager with a private firm have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold worth over Rs 85 lakh at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, a customs department official said on Mon
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 25 (ANI): A Chinese national was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment by a Chittagong court on Sunday for smuggling 24 gold bars worth 1.20 crore Bangladesh Taka at Shah Amanat International Airport, media reports said.
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight traders have been arrested in Tanzania's northwestern region of Geita in connection with smuggling out of the country an unspecified amount of gold, an official said on Sunday.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 29 (ANI): Customs officials on Sunday arrested one passenger at the Jaipur International Airport for smuggling gold worth more than Rs 1 crore.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 22 (ANI): A Sudanese citizen was arrested by Mumbai Customs, after smuggling gold worth Rs 75 lakh, in a paste form, via Sharjah from Sudan.
New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sanjay Agarwal, who is allegedly accused of smuggling and diversion of duty-free gold, imported through the nominated agencies like MMTC and Diamond India Limited, under the charges of the Provisions of Money Launder