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Gold worth ₹5.8Cr being smuggled in a belt seized at Mumbai Airport

September 11, 2022 by adminficci News 0 comments

Earlier in September, the Mumbai Airport Customs Officers seized 1.3 kgs of cocaine valued at ₹13 crore. 87 capsules of cocaine swallowed by the accused Ghana passenger were recovered in the drug bust.

n yet another foiled smuggling attempt, customs officers at the Mumbai Airport seized 12 kg of gold from a group Sudanese passenger. The gold has been valued at ₹5.38 crore.

A total of 12 passengers, it has been reported, were involved in the gold smuggling bid. “A total of six passengers have been detained and six others are being deported,” a customer officer told news agency ANI.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/gold-worth-rs-5-crore-being-smuggled-in-a-belt-seized-at-mumbai-airport-101662877837006.html

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