Nigerian held at airport with undeclared 36L jewellery

Mumbai: Customs officials arrested a Nigerian woman at the Mumbai airport on Friday morning for carrying undeclared jewellery.
Taiwao Omolola (40) landed from Dubai. She was held before leaving the airport.
Customs officials said Omolola was carrying more than 100 pieces of jewellery- studded with diamonds, rubies and corals-and that was equal to a commercial quantity. The total value of the jewellery is Rs 36 lakh. "Carrying commercial quantity of gold or silver without notification is not allowed. She did not even declare it on arrival," a senior Customs official said.
03/12/11 Times of India

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