Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old man was nabbed by the Customs for trying to smuggle 16 packets of synthetic diamond crystals valued at around Rs4.40 lakh. The man identified as one Rajkumar Virendrakumar had landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport at around 5.30 am on an Air Arabia flight (G9-481) from Sharjah.
A Customs official said that the officers on duty found something suspicious about the man and so screened his baggage. “The screening showed some black spots and on checking his baggage we found 16 packets of synthetic diamond crystals from him.
The packets were wrapped in black polythene so that it could escape detection,” said the official. Customs officials have booked the youth for evasion of duty.
22/09/12 Daily News & Analysis
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A Customs official said that the officers on duty found something suspicious about the man and so screened his baggage. “The screening showed some black spots and on checking his baggage we found 16 packets of synthetic diamond crystals from him.
The packets were wrapped in black polythene so that it could escape detection,” said the official. Customs officials have booked the youth for evasion of duty.
22/09/12 Daily News & Analysis
