Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit of the the customs department on Saturday detected six cases of gold smuggling and seized 6.3 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 3 crore collectively.
In the first case, the AIU officials intercepted passengers Sayed Abbas and Nharhari Nithink, who had arrived from Bankok and were to board a flight to Colombo. They handed over gold jewellery weighing 1.8 kilograms and valued at Rs 50 lakh to a domestic passenger, Lavanya S, who was travelling to Hyderabad, at the airport.
In another case, the AIU seized 2.9 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 66 lakh from passenger Mazhar Abbas who had arrived from Ahmedbad. He had concealed the gold in his vest.
09/03/14 Mumbai Mirror
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In the first case, the AIU officials intercepted passengers Sayed Abbas and Nharhari Nithink, who had arrived from Bankok and were to board a flight to Colombo. They handed over gold jewellery weighing 1.8 kilograms and valued at Rs 50 lakh to a domestic passenger, Lavanya S, who was travelling to Hyderabad, at the airport.
In another case, the AIU seized 2.9 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 66 lakh from passenger Mazhar Abbas who had arrived from Ahmedbad. He had concealed the gold in his vest.
09/03/14 Mumbai Mirror
