The new year has brought with it a spurt in gold smuggling at Mumbai international airport, with seizures worth over Rs2.10 crore being made in the past two days.
In the first case, which was registered on Monday, a passenger identified as Huzaifa Ismail Patanwala was intercepted after he cleared himself through the green channel at customs.
Four gold bars weighing 466g in all and valued at Rs11.5 lakh were seized from him. In a similar case on Monday, one Irfan Mohammed Ismail, a British passport-holder, was intercepted after he cleared himself through the green channel. Thirteen gold bars weighing 3.12kg, valued over Rs78 lakh, were seized from him. He had arrived from Hong Kong.
Air Intelligence Unit officials said on Tuesday, one Tauseef Qureshi was held with around 100g of gold worth about Rs50 lakh. "He was intercepted as he dropped it in the toilet dustbin," said additional commissioner (airport customs), AIU, Milind Lanjewar.07/01/15 Daily News & Analysis
In the first case, which was registered on Monday, a passenger identified as Huzaifa Ismail Patanwala was intercepted after he cleared himself through the green channel at customs.
Four gold bars weighing 466g in all and valued at Rs11.5 lakh were seized from him. In a similar case on Monday, one Irfan Mohammed Ismail, a British passport-holder, was intercepted after he cleared himself through the green channel. Thirteen gold bars weighing 3.12kg, valued over Rs78 lakh, were seized from him. He had arrived from Hong Kong.
Air Intelligence Unit officials said on Tuesday, one Tauseef Qureshi was held with around 100g of gold worth about Rs50 lakh. "He was intercepted as he dropped it in the toilet dustbin," said additional commissioner (airport customs), AIU, Milind Lanjewar.07/01/15 Daily News & Analysis
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