Mumbai News: The hydroponic weed and gold dust worth Rs 16 crore have been seized at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). The Mumbai Customs confiscated the items and arrested four persons from the scene. The accused included two airport staffers, officials said on Sunday, reported PTI.
The action was taken on a tip-off to the customs’s Air Intelligence Unit (AIU). According to the information, two airport employees were suspected of being involved in smuggling activities in the last couple of days.
After this, they laid a trap to bust the smuggling syndicate. Following which, the police intercepted the duo and recovered 24 karat gold dust in wax, concealed inside socks in their pockets, he said, adding that the seized gold was worth Rs 4.24 crore. The accused were arrested under relevant provisions of the Customs Act, he said.
