Friday, March 21, 2014

DHL in the dock over smuggling of gold at city airport

New Delhi: Logistics major DHL’s licence to operate as a courier service provider from Bangalore’s Kempegowda International Airport has been suspended following confiscation of a consignment originating from Singapore that allegedly contained gold.
The company has approached the Karnataka High Court against the suspension.
“It is a fact that DHL’s licence to operate as a courier service provider from Bangalore has been suspended,” said a source in the know of the development.
According to sources, customs officials at the airport confiscated a consignment ferried by DHL from Singa-pore to Bangalore as they found gold/gold items in a packet. When contacted, a DHL spokesperson said: “A suspicious consignment was intercepted by customs in Bangalore, which is being investigated.”
20/03/14 PTI/Bunsiess Standard
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