The seizures were made between March 13 and 15 and some of the accused had concealed the precious metal in their clothes and undergarments.
The Mumbai Customs has seized more than 10 kg of gold valued at ₹8.47 crore in four operations at the international airport here and arrested five persons, including three private airport staff members, officials said on Monday.
Giving details of the operations, a customs official said a private staffer at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport was intercepted and six oval-shaped capsules having 2.8 kg of 24-karat gold dust in wax form, valued at ₹2.27 crore, were found concealed in the pockets of his pants.
