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Customs seize gold, diamonds, and foreign currencies in multiple smuggling cases at Mumbai Airport, 2 held
Updated On: 21 January, 2025 08:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On Tuesday, the customs officers intercepted two Muscat-bound passengers at Mumbai airport based on specific intelligence. The officers recovered foreign currencies from one of the passengers

Pic/Mumbai Customs Zone-III
The officers at the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai, Zone-III, seized gold weighing 1,596 grams, valued at 1.16 crore. They also recovered foreign currencies, as well as natural and lab-grown diamonds, with a value of 1.36 crore. Two people have been arrested in these cases, the officers informed.
On Tuesday, the customs officers intercepted two Muscat-bound passengers at Mumbai airport based on specific intelligence. The officers recovered foreign currencies — 4,500 Euros, 39,000 Saudi Riyals, and 2,340 Omani Riyals — from one of the passengers. From the other passenger, they recovered 59,500 Saudi Riyals and 446.62 carats of natural and lab-grown loose diamonds, collectively valued at 1.05 crore. The foreign currency was concealed inside the passengers' baggage, while the diamonds were hidden inside the body cavity of one of the flyers. Of the two, one passenger was arrested under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.
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