Mumbai: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of airport customs seized gold worth about Rs1.7 crore from four individuals at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) on Tuesday.
A 21-year-old man from Kerala was held for allegedly smuggling in gold worth Rs1.38 crore. He had cut the gold bars into 134 pieces and concealed them inside two music synthesizers and two solar lanterns.
According to deputy commissioner (AIU) Kiran Kumar, Abdul Hameed Mahshook Bedira was held after he arrived from Dubai in an Emirates airways flight. Officials said during inline screening of Bedira's luggage, gold weighing 5.139 kg was seized. After valuation the gold was said to be of worth Rs1.38 crore. The officials added that the pieces of gold were concealed inside 16 capacitors of the synthesisers and the lanterns.
12/03/14 Daily News & Analysis
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A 21-year-old man from Kerala was held for allegedly smuggling in gold worth Rs1.38 crore. He had cut the gold bars into 134 pieces and concealed them inside two music synthesizers and two solar lanterns.
According to deputy commissioner (AIU) Kiran Kumar, Abdul Hameed Mahshook Bedira was held after he arrived from Dubai in an Emirates airways flight. Officials said during inline screening of Bedira's luggage, gold weighing 5.139 kg was seized. After valuation the gold was said to be of worth Rs1.38 crore. The officials added that the pieces of gold were concealed inside 16 capacitors of the synthesisers and the lanterns.
12/03/14 Daily News & Analysis
