Delhi: Customs dept at IGI intercepts passenger with two gold bars
Sep 30, 2024
New Delhi, [India], October 1 : A passenger travelling on a Dammam to Delhi flight was intercepted on Monday by Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for concealing two gold bars inside the battery compartment of his mobile phone, the department reported.
Acting on intelligence, the Customs department at IGI Airport, Delhi, recovered the two gold bars, weighing approximately 200 grams, hidden inside the traveller's phone.
In a separate operation on September 28, Customs officials at IGI Airport seized 2,739 grams of gold, valued at Rs1.80 crores, from seven Uzbek passengers, including a juvenile, who were travelling from Almaty. Six passengers were arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, and the juvenile was apprehended under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
Further investigations into both cases are ongoing.
