Mumbai Customs Foils ₹2.15 Crore Gold Smuggling Bid at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Mumbai
N
News18•20-01-2026, 15:28
Mumbai Customs Foils ₹2.15 Crore Gold Smuggling Bid at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
- •Mumbai Customs intercepted a Bangladeshi passenger and an Air India Airport Services Limited (AIASL) employee at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
- •The operation, conducted on January 17-18, 2026, uncovered 1590 grams of 24-carat gold dust worth ₹2.15 crore.
- •The gold was concealed in four egg-shaped wax packets, attempting to bypass security checks.
- •The Bangladeshi passenger arrived from Dubai and was in transit to Dhaka when he tried to hand over the gold to the AIASL employee.
- •Both individuals have been arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, with further investigation underway to uncover a larger smuggling syndicate.
Why It Matters: Mumbai Customs busted a major gold smuggling operation at the airport, arresting two individuals and seizing ₹2.15 crore worth of gold.
✦
More like this
Loading more articles...
