The Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone-III, confiscated about 10.60 kg of gold and electronics between May 23 and 26, 2024, with a total estimated value of INR 8.68 crores and foreign currency valued at INR 17 crores across 31 cases. Gold was discovered hidden in a variety of places, including gold dust in wax, rudimentary jewellery, gold bars cleverly placed within, in an electric iron, in the rectum, and on the body of a passenger. Three people were taken into custody.
When Airport Pvt Contractual Staff was stopped, 24 KT Gold Dust in Wax (04 Pouch) weighing 1280 grams and worth INR 81,83,975 was discovered hidden inside the staff members' shoes. The accused was taken into custody.
Upon intercepting two Indian nationals travelling from Bahrain, a male and 24 kg of gold dust in wax with a net weight of 1890 grams was discovered hidden inside the rectum. There were two people arrested.
Five foreign nationals on their way from Nairobi (3), Colombo (1), and Dubai (1) were stopped and discovered to be carrying 1855 grams of gold hidden inside their rectum, on their body, and in the right side pocket of their jeans.
When 14 Indian nationals were stopped while travelling from Dubai (10), Jeddah (1), Sharjah (1) and Singapore (2), they were discovered to be carrying 5581.00 grams of gold that had been hidden in an electric iron, a trolley, pants and on the passengers' bodies.
Eight Indian nationals were stopped on their way from Dubai and discovered to be carrying a variety of expensive cell phones, brand-new and refurbished laptops, and Goree Beauty Cream, which was estimated to be worth INR 1.95 crores all of which were hidden in the backpacks and cardboard boxes that the passengers were carrying as luggage.
When an Indian national travelling from Mumbai to Doha was stopped, foreign currency worth 74,000 Qatari riyals, or approximately INR 17,50,100 was discovered hidden in the passenger's rucksack.
In third week of May, Mumbai Airport Customs officials in the past few days have seized over 11.40 kg of gold and electronic items worth INR 7.46 crores in 24 cases.
The gold was hidden on the passengers' bodies, in their pants, trolleys, sanitary pads, and shirts. Additionally, 281 gm of drugs, including MDMA, worth INR 67.56 lakh was found by customs hidden in linen conditioner bottles. Three defendants in the case were taken into custody following a three-day controlled delivery operation.
A customs official said that 17 Indian nationals were stopped and discovered to be carrying 4831 grams of gold, they were hiding it inside clothing, sanitary pads, trolleys, underwear, and even on their bodies. They were travelling from Dubai (6), Bangkok (5), Sharjah (1), Bahrain (1), Abu Dhabi (1), Jeddah (1), Addis Ababa (1), and Doha (1). During searching, gold bars worth INR 89,44,828 and gold dust in wax weighing 1970 kg, valued at INR 1,25,95,648, were discovered hidden in the pocket of an airline seat and beneath the toilet seat.
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