Mumbai: In last two days, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Customs at Airport has registered six cases of gold seizure.
The customs authorities seized 8.26 kg gold worth Rs 2,29,31,838 from three passengers over the last two days.
Seized gold was recovered from different passengers, who had hidden the yellow metal in car washing machine, grinder mixer and even in microwave oven.
The series of seizure over past two days started with the arrest of a passenger identified as Irfanbhai Parvatsingh Rana yesterday morning. He came to Mumbai from from Dubai via Bahrain by Gulf Air flight number GF 064. Officials seized 1999 grams crude gold valued at Rs 54,14,731 from him.
The passenger had concealed crude gold in the specially made hollow cylindrical iron shaft in a portable car washing machine. The authorities also recovered 1800 pouches of RMD gutkha (tobacco product) valued at Rs 45,000 from his checked-in-baggage.
The collective value of 1999 grams of crude gold and 1800 pouches of RMD guthka seized from Irfanbhai Parvatsingh Rana was estimated to be Rs 54,59,731.
He admitted that the seized items belonged to some other person and were supposed to be handed over to one Imran in Mumbai. Irfan told the interrogators that he carried the articles for a monetary consideration.
In another case, a passenger identified as Rashid Manikoth was intercepted after he arrived from Sharjah by Air Arabia Airways flight number G9 401. Rashid was also travelling on Indian passport.
Authorities recovered two pieces of crude gold weighing 1009 grams from Rashid. Worth of the seized gold was estimated to be Rs 27,33,098. Rashid had concealed gold in an electric mixture grinder.
Rashid also told that customs officials that the gold belonged to one Karim in Sharjah and was supposed to be delivered to another person in Kerala's Kasardo. Rashid has been arrested.
In the third case gold was hidden in microwave oven. The customs officials recovered 13 gold bars and two cut pieces of gold bars from an Indian passport holder identified as Abdussaleem Mohammed Pallickal, who arrived in Mumbai from Dubai via Air India flight number AI 984 early morning today.
23/01/17 Virendrasingh Ghunawat/India Today
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The customs authorities seized 8.26 kg gold worth Rs 2,29,31,838 from three passengers over the last two days.
Seized gold was recovered from different passengers, who had hidden the yellow metal in car washing machine, grinder mixer and even in microwave oven.
The series of seizure over past two days started with the arrest of a passenger identified as Irfanbhai Parvatsingh Rana yesterday morning. He came to Mumbai from from Dubai via Bahrain by Gulf Air flight number GF 064. Officials seized 1999 grams crude gold valued at Rs 54,14,731 from him.
The passenger had concealed crude gold in the specially made hollow cylindrical iron shaft in a portable car washing machine. The authorities also recovered 1800 pouches of RMD gutkha (tobacco product) valued at Rs 45,000 from his checked-in-baggage.
The collective value of 1999 grams of crude gold and 1800 pouches of RMD guthka seized from Irfanbhai Parvatsingh Rana was estimated to be Rs 54,59,731.
He admitted that the seized items belonged to some other person and were supposed to be handed over to one Imran in Mumbai. Irfan told the interrogators that he carried the articles for a monetary consideration.
In another case, a passenger identified as Rashid Manikoth was intercepted after he arrived from Sharjah by Air Arabia Airways flight number G9 401. Rashid was also travelling on Indian passport.
Authorities recovered two pieces of crude gold weighing 1009 grams from Rashid. Worth of the seized gold was estimated to be Rs 27,33,098. Rashid had concealed gold in an electric mixture grinder.
Rashid also told that customs officials that the gold belonged to one Karim in Sharjah and was supposed to be delivered to another person in Kerala's Kasardo. Rashid has been arrested.
In the third case gold was hidden in microwave oven. The customs officials recovered 13 gold bars and two cut pieces of gold bars from an Indian passport holder identified as Abdussaleem Mohammed Pallickal, who arrived in Mumbai from Dubai via Air India flight number AI 984 early morning today.
23/01/17 Virendrasingh Ghunawat/India Today
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