Scotch racket at Sahar international airport busted

Mumbai: Two Customs Department drivers have been allegedly caught red-handed while trying to smuggle 60 bottles of Scotch whisky from an ITDC-run duty-free shop at the international airport.
SS Jadhav and Mukund Atkare were arrested on Thursday and were released on a bail of Rs3000 each. The duo allegedly used the department vehicles to smuggle the bottles on Wednesday evening.
The timing was so perfect that their superior officers were busy ensconced in a meeting to assess the Budget.
Probably under the impression that there was no one else to take note of their plans, they decided to do the crime. Their luck, however, ran out near the domestic airport at 5.30 pm when their car was intercepted by the State Excise Department officials who had a specific tip-off about the consignment.
01/03/07 Renni Abraham/Raju Parulekar/Daily

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Categories: Airports Mar 2007