Two Philippines nationals and a 41-year-old woman working in the Adani lounge at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth over 2 crore, Customs officials said Thursday.
The officials from the Air Intelligence Unit said that while the two foreign nationals are transit passengers and had to hand over the gold to the staffer, her role was to collect the smuggled item and deliver them to their accomplices outside the airport.
According to the Customs officials, the three arrested persons have been identified as Rubina Bano Khaja Pasha Shaikh, Mary Jane Mella and Maila Lacson Ordonez.
