Air India Passenger Arrested at Delhi Airport After Refusing Refreshments

17 Jul 2024

An Air India passenger flying from Jeddah to Delhi aboard flight AI 992 was arrested at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for smuggling gold valued at ₹69 lakh. His arrest was prompted by his unusual behavior of repeatedly refusing all refreshments offered during the flight. During the five-and-a-half-hour flight, the...

Chennai Airport Gold Smuggling Ring Busted: How Many Crores Seized?

30 Jun 2024

In a startling revelation, customs officials at Chennai Airport have uncovered a sophisticated gold smuggling operation orchestrated through an innocuous souvenir shop within the departure terminal. The syndicate, allegedly run by a YouTuber named Sabir Ali, utilized the shop as a front to smuggle a staggering 267 kilograms of gold,...

DRI Seizes 9.67 Kg of Gold Being Smuggled From Africa to Mumbai

24 Apr 2024

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 9.67 kg of gold, originally from Africa and smuggled through Mumbai International Airport, at a melting facility where it was being processed to remove foreign markings. During the operation on April 22, the DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit (MZU) also confiscated 16.66 kg of...

DRI seizes gold worth Rs 6.2 crore at Mumbai airport, four arrested

05 Jun 2023

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai seized more than 10 kg of gold valued at about Rs 6.2 crores in two separate cases, officials said on Sunday, adding that a total of four passengers have been arrested. In the first case based on specific intelligence, two passengers who arrived...

Kerala: 543 grams of gold recovered at Kochi airport from passenger

03 Feb 2023

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department seized 543 grams of gold worth Rs 27.70 lakh from a passenger at Kochi airport on Friday morning. While examining the passenger, a rectangular-shaped packet suspected to contain gold in compound form and weighing 543 grams was found stitched inside his...

Kochi: gold worth Rs 38 lakh seized at airport

24 Jan 2023

The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department in Kerala, on Tuesday, seized gold from a passenger at the Kochi airport. According to the officials, the value of the seized gold is Rs. 38 Lakh in the bullion market. A total of 833.4 grams of gold was recovered. The...

Gold worth Rs. 2.05 Cr seized at Coimbatore airport.

09 Jan 2023

The Coimbatore Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Monday intercepted six passengers, arresting one of them. According to officials, the arrested accused who has been identified as Muthu Kumar brought gold in concealment from Sharjah. "The total quantity of the gold seized is 3.54 kgs valued at Rs 2.05 Crore," informed...

Tamil Nadu: customs officers detain a man for carrying gold paste worth Rs 15 lakh in his underwear

02 Oct 2022

At the Trichy airport, customs officers detained a smuggler who was in possession of gold paste worth Rs 15 lakh. Tailored underwear was used to conceal the contraband. The interception revealed the defendant. According to a report in India Today, officials intercepted a passenger on an Indigo flight from Singapore...