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Mumbai airport: 30 kg gold worth Rs 38 crore caught by customs from 24 women. Here's how they concealed gold bars and jewellery- Kempegowda gold bust: DRI seizes Rs 5 crore of gold after uncovering a international smuggling ring at Bengaluru airport
- Surat airport's largest-ever gold smuggling bid foiled: How did Gujarati couple hide 28 kg of pure gold in clothes?
- Bengaluru: After Ranya Rao, a visually impaired man arrested for smuggling nearly 4 kg gold worth Rs 3.5 crore at Kempegowda airportA visually impaired man was arrested at Kempegowda International Airport for smuggling gold worth ₹3.44 crore from Dubai. This came a day a...10 Mar, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
- Ranya Rao’s arrest in gold smuggling case a 'matter of great disappointment & dismay,' says DGP fatherRanya Rao, daughter of Karnataka DGP Ramachandra Rao, was arrested by DRI for allegedly smuggling 14.2 kg of gold from Dubai. Following her...06 Mar, 2025, 05.47 PM IST
- Significant reduction in gold smuggling post July import duty cut: CBIC ChiefGold smuggling in India has significantly decreased since July 2024 due to a reduction in import duty from 15% to 6%. Customs and DRI offic...09 Feb, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
- Nirmala Sitharaman applauds Mumbai airport customs for seizing smuggled gold worth Rs 1.48 croreCustoms officials at Mumbai's CSMI Airport seized over 2 kg of smuggled gold worth ₹1.48 crore in two separate incidents. One passenger con...20 Dec, 2024, 08.44 AM IST
- Repeatedly refusing meals, water on a flight could make flight attendants suspicious about youAlert flight attendants foiled a gold smuggling operation on a flight from Almaty to Delhi. Three passengers refused all food and drink. Th...09 Dec, 2024, 04.40 PM IST
- Air India passenger arrested at Delhi Airport after refusing in-flight food during 5-hour flightAn Air India passenger was arrested at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport for smuggling gold worth ₹69 lakh. His suspicious behavi...17 Jul, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
- Gold over Rs 70 lakh hidden in passenger's rectum seized at Trichy airport, 1.25 kg gold found in Chennai airport lavatoryOfficers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Tiruchirappalli airport in Tamil Nadu seized 977 grams of of 24K Gold valued at Rs.70.58 lak...27 Apr, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
- Mumbai customs seize diamonds, gold hidden in noodles, body partsCustoms at Mumbai airport seize diamonds and gold worth Rs 6.46 crore, concealed ingeniously in passengers' belongings. Four individuals ar...23 Apr, 2024, 02.16 PM IST
- Gold’s Own Country: A lucrative trade fueled by rival gangs and high demandIn the world of gold smuggling in Kerala, intricate schemes unfold, often involving carriers from the UAE, rival gangs, and strategic maneu...20 Apr, 2024, 11.25 PM IST
- Passenger caught smuggling gold concealed in slippers at Bengaluru airport"The passengers reached Bengaluru from Bangkok on a IndiGo Airways flight were stopped for checking. A total of four pieces embedded in the...15 Mar, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
- Passenger held at Mumbai airport with heroin worth Rs 34.79 croreCustoms officials seized 4,970 grams of heroin worth Rs 34.79 crore from a passenger who had hidden the contraband in a specially created c...03 Oct, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
- Man carrying 1 kg gold inside his stomach arrested at Karipur airportstomach.The accused has been identified as Naufal (36), a native of Variamkode in the Malappuram district. He arrived at Karipur airport fr...20 Sep, 2022, 06.49 AM IST
- Allahabad High Court dismisses petition alleging illegal construction by Saya HomesIn the petition, Sun Tower Residents Welfare Association had alleged that the Ghaziabad Development Authority and builder were not legally ...16 Dec, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
- Smugglers turn creative during the Covid-19 pandemicContraband has been hidden in face masks, emergency lights, TVs and pasta-making machines, melted to form caps for water heaters fitted in ...24 May, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
- Import restrictions led to rise in gold smuggling: GovernmentImport restrictions on gold led to a rise in its smuggling and the various ways adopted to illicitly bring in the precious metal in the cou...08 Dec, 2015, 06.24 PM IST
- Customs authorities on their toes as smuggling of gold getting harder to catchSmugglers are trying to keep one step ahead of officials by secreting gold in unlikely hiding places or camouflaging it in surprising new f...07 Sep, 2015, 06.36 AM IST
- Steep duty spurs smuggling of goldWith a rise in customs duty on gold imports, smugglers have been resorting to extreme measures to sneak in small amounts of the precious me...30 Jun, 2013, 06.04 AM IST
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