Mumbai Airport Customs Seize Gold Worth ₹21.96 Lakh, Foreign Currency Valued At ₹76.23 Lakh In Separate Cases

In three separate cases , the Mumbai Airport Customs officers have seized gold valued at Rs. 21.96 lakh and foreign currency equivalent to Rs. 76.23 lakh.

According to the Customs sources, late on Tuesday night, the Customs officers had intercepted two passengers arriving from Bahrain and Daman respectively and recovered and seized gold bars having net weight of 247 grams, valued at Rs. 21.96 lakh. The said gold was concealed under the luggage trolley. No arrests were made in this case.

"In another case, on the basis of profiling, the Customs officers intercepted one passenger departing from Mumbai to Bangkok and recovered foreign currency i.e. USD 90,000 equivalent to Indian Rs. 76.23 lakh. The said currency was concealed in the handbag carried by the passenger, who was later placed under arrest," said a Customs official.