The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Monday nabbed a 41-year-old man for smuggling 51 diamonds from Bahrain to Mumbai. Officials found a necklace and a pair of earrings studded with the diamonds hidden behind his boarding pass. According to experts, the diamonds are valued at Rs 1.85 crore. Officials are trying to find where he procured the diamonds and where he was going to deliver them.

On October 7, officers of the AIU were keeping an eye on passengers arriving from Gulf Air at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSIA). They grew suspicious of a person who cleared the green channel and was walking towards the exit at the Customs arrival baggage hall. They found his body language and mannerism odd and decided to intercept him.