Gold Worth Rs 8.9 Lakh Concealed In Nutella Jars Seized At Trichy Airport, Smuggler Arrested
A gold bar of 24 K purity and weighed 149.000 grams, valued at Rs 8.90 lakh was extracted from gold powder ingeniously concealed in a Nutella jars
Aug 30, 2023, 10:04 AM IST
Big Breakthrough: NIA Arrests Most Wanted Accused In Over 9 Crore Jaipur Gold Smuggling Case
The gold bars, valuing over Rs 9 crore in the market, were seized while being smuggled from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia in 2020 as part of a criminal conspiracy to smuggle gold into India to derail the country’s economic security and monetary stability.
Aug 17, 2023, 18:24 PM IST
Big Success For DRI; Gold Worth Rs 25 Crore Seized From Surat Airport
The gold was concealed for smuggling into India with the help of officials posted at the Surat international airport.
Jul 10, 2023, 09:06 AM IST
Kerala: Air India Cabin Crew Tries To Smuggle 1.4 kg Gold, Hides It Under Sleeves, Arrested
The Customs had received confidential information that the Air India cabin crew of the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi service was bringing gold.
Mar 09, 2023, 11:03 AM IST
Delhi: Gold Bars Worth Rs 1.95 Crore Recovered From Aircraft Toilet At IGI Airport
The gold bars, weighing a total of 3,969 grams, have a total appraised value of Rs 1,95,72,400.
Mar 05, 2023, 14:06 PM IST
Gold Smuggling reaches three-year high post govt import duty hike
So-called grey market operators try to avoid the import duties by selling gold at discounts to market prices, which in turn forces competing dealers to lower prices.
Dec 12, 2022, 17:06 PM IST
61 kg gold worth Rs 32 crore seized at Mumbai airport, biggest-one day catch; FM Sitharaman reacts
At least seven travellers, five men and two women, were arrested in the seizures that were made on Friday.
Nov 13, 2022, 19:03 PM IST
Bus driver, passenger held at Lucknow Airport for smuggling gold
The gold was seized from a passenger who arrived at the Lucknow Airport in Uttar Pradesh at around 3 am from Muscat.
Apr 13, 2022, 12:39 PM IST
ED arrests gold smuggler, attaches assets worth over Rs 25 crore
The accused was nabbed from Amby Valley City, Lonavala, Pune while attending a wedding function.
Nov 29, 2021, 19:43 PM IST
Over 5 kg gold foil concealed in laptops, tabs seized at Chennai airport; 5 arrested
Chennai Air Customs officials intercepted 10 passengers that returned from Dubai on flights EK-544 and UL-121 on Wednesday evening.
Oct 21, 2021, 18:54 PM IST
Man arrested for hiding gold paste worth Rs 42 lakh in rectum at Imphal airport
The man was arrested after the alert CISF officials noticed the presence of metal inside the rectal cavity of a passenger while frisking him at the airport. Subsequently, four packets of yellow metal paste, weighing about 909.68 gm, were recovered, the CISF said.
Sep 29, 2021, 10:31 AM IST
Gold worth Rs 66 lakh hidden in hammer, mirror seized at Chennai airport; 1 arrested
Both passengers, returning to the city from Middle-east nations, had concealed gold in hardware goods carried in their baggage. One of them was arrested.
Sep 27, 2021, 15:24 PM IST
Chennai customs arrest two for smuggling 3.12 kg gold wires worth Rs 1.33 cr
Officials said that the gold wires were also coated in silver to evade detection by Customs.
Sep 11, 2021, 15:07 PM IST
ED attaches assets worth Rs 25.28 crore in gold smuggling case
The attached assets in the gold smuggling case are in the form of residential villas and 54 kg gold.
Sep 01, 2021, 19:09 PM IST
Gold smuggling racket: 4 airlines staff among 7 arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport by Customs department
The Customs department busted a gold smuggling racket in a 24-hour-long operation. Staff belonging to two Airlines, Indigo and Spicejet, were reportedly involved in the racket.
Jul 24, 2021, 17:15 PM IST
43 kg gold worth Rs 21 crore seized in Imphal, two persons arrested
Acting on specific information, DRI Imphal unit intercepted one vehicle carrying two occupants in the early hours of Wednesday after mounting prolonged surveillance near the city.
Jun 17, 2021, 21:37 PM IST
Person smuggling 1.25 kg gold worth over Rs 63 lakh arrested at Chennai airport
The 26-year-old, identified as Kabari Samino Jesaiah of Kanyakumari, arrived from Dubai by a Fly Dubai flight was intercepted at the exit on suspicion of carrying gold.
Jun 10, 2021, 15:48 PM IST
DRI arrests 2 in smuggling case, recovers 9.3 kg gold in crude form
After a long surveillance effort in heavy rain, a Kerala Registered Vehicle appeared to be navigating its way.
May 24, 2021, 00:03 AM IST
Chennai: Eight Dubai returnees arrested for smuggling 9kg Gold worth Rs.4.5 crore
Air Customs officials intercepted eight passengers who arrived from the Gulf country.
May 21, 2021, 22:41 PM IST
Chennai: Sharjah-returnee carries 18 gold plates worth Rs.1.18 crore in LED light, arrested
Air Customs officials intercepted a passenger who arrived via Air Arabia flight G9-471.
May 17, 2021, 20:21 PM IST
