Mumbai: In a major bust in Mumbai, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Mumbai Airport Customs Department made many seizures amounting to Rs 1.44 crore in gold and Rs 92.43 lakh in foreign currency from travellers involved in smuggling. The officers seized around 2.8 kg of gold worth valued at Rs 1.44 Crore in three separate cases.
Meanwhile, 90,000 AED (Arab Emirate Dirham) and 90,000 US Dollars were also seized by the Mumbai Customs Department in two different cases. The video of the seizures made by the department also surfaced online. The Customs Department acted on the intelligence input.
Authorities have confiscated gold and foreign currency. An investigation has been launched into the matter. The travellers from whom the gold and the foreign currency were seized were detained.
Last month also a huge quantity of gold was seized from passengers at the Mumbai Aiport. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two passengers at the Mumbai airport for trying to smuggle gold.
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WATCH: Mumbai Customs department seizes 2.8 gold, foreign currency valued over Rs 2 crore in multiple cases
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