Ahmedabad: For the second consecutive day, smuggled gold has been seized at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. On Thursday, customs officials intercepted a passenger carrying approximately 419 grams of gold. The passenger, originally from Uttar Pradesh, had arrived on IndiGo flight 6E-076 from Jeddah to Ahmedabad, which landed at 7:46 am. Officials became suspicious of his behavior and conducted a thorough inspection of his luggage. Upon checking, the officers fou...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Customs authorities at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city seized around 167.100 grams of gold worth ₹16 lakh from a passenger who arrived from Kuwait. The passenger in a smuggling attempt had concealed the gold bar inside a packet of almonds wrapped in a yellow plastic pouch. With the rising price of gold, smuggling attempts have increased significantly. Passengers returning from Gulf countries often try to bring 24-carat gold and adopt various tr...Read More

Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport foiled two gold smuggling attempts on Saturday, seizing smuggled gold worth ₹73.09 lakh from two passengers. In the first case, a passenger arriving on Air Arabia flight 3L-111 from Abu Dhabi was intercepted around 5:30 am. During an X-ray scan of his luggage, customs officials found three boxes of skin cream that appeared suspicious. Upon further inspection, they discovered 37 gold pieces weighing approximately 70...Read More

Ahmedabad: Another gold smuggling attempt was foiled at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the city when a passenger arriving from Jeddah was caught with around half a kilogram of gold. According to Customs officials, a passenger from Barmer in Rajasthan arrived on an IndiGo Airlines flight from Jeddah on Friday morning. Officers grew suspicious when they noticed him repeatedly adjusting something around his neck. Upon thorough checking, they found two rhodium-coated gold chains ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A person arriving from Jeddah was arrested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Thursday by the Customs department for smuggling around 500 grams of gold. Acting on profiling-based input, Customs officials intercepted a passenger arriving on an IndiGo flight from Jeddah at 9:45 am and became suspicious after a routine check. Upon inspection, authorities found a plastic pouch containing gold chains in his right trouser pocket. The accused had concealed two gold ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Foiling yet another gold smuggling attempt for the third day in a row, the Customs Department at Ahmedabad Airport apprehended two passengers, including a 60-year-old woman on Monday. In the first case, a 60-year-old woman originally from Rajasthan arrived at SVPI Airport on an IndiGo flight from Jeddah. Finding her behavior suspicious, Customs officials inspected her and discovered that she was hiding 674 grams of chemically mixed gold paste in her undergarment. The Customs Departme...Read More

Ahmedabad: Two individuals were nabbed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport for attempting to smuggle gold and drugs into the country in separate incidents. In the first incident, a male passenger arriving from Dubai on SpiceJet flight SG-16 was intercepted based on specific intelligence. Upon inspection, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs found two capsules hidden in his body containing gold mixed with chemicals in paste form. The recovered gold, we...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI's) Ahmedabad Zonal Unit (AZU) foiled a gold smuggling attempt at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the city on Wednesday. The DRI team seized 3 kg of gold, valued at approximately Rs 2.35 crore. The gold was concealed in the piston cavities of two mini air compressors. Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officials intercepted an Indian national arriving from Bangkok and found the concealed gold in his luggage. The indivi...Read More

Surat: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) detained two men at Surat airport on Wednesday night and seized six kilograms of smuggled gold from their possession. The suspects, who arrived on a flight from Sharjah, reportedly intended to deliver the gold within the city. According to DRI sources, officials acted on a tip-off regarding passengers smuggling gold from Sharjah to Surat. A surveillance team was stationed at the airport, and around 1 a.m., DRI officials intercepted two susp...Read More

Surat: Acting on a tip-off that 10 kg of gold smuggled from abroad was being transported from Ahmedabad to Mumbai by train after leaving Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, a team from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Surat dispatched teams to Bharuch and Ankleshwar railway stations. Both suspects were apprehended on the moving train just before reaching Surat railway station, along with the gold in paste form. It is reported that when the suspects were debarked a...Read More