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Three Mumbai airport staffers held for extorting passengers by posing as customs officers
Updated On: 07 October, 2025 06:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
An official said that the AIU had received a tip-off that some MIAL employees allegedly intercepted passengers arriving by international flights, examined their baggage, and extorted valuables and money from them
The trio has been taken into custody for investigations, and a probe is underway to nab others involved in the network, an official said. Representational Pic/File
Three employees of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) were on Tuesday caught while posing as customs officials and extorting money and valuables from passengers, an official said, reported the PTI.
The trio allegedly posed as officials from the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) and harassed passengers, the official said.
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