According to the Mumbai Customs, during checking at Mumbai airport between December 30 and 31, 2025, officers of the Airport Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs Zone–III intercepted several high-value items being smuggled by some of the passengers
The seized gold in Mumbai Customs custody. Pic/Mumbai Customs
Mumbai Customs department on Saturday said that it has seized diamonds, gold and drugs worth crores of rupees at Mumbai airport and nabbed the passengers involved in smuggling them.
According to the Mumbai Customs, during checking at Mumbai airport between December 30 and 31, 2025, officers of the Airport Commissionerate of Mumbai Customs Zone–III intercepted several high-value items being smuggled by some of the passengers.
In one case, 849.6 carats of diamonds worth approximately Rs 2.52 crore were recovered from a passenger who had concealed the diamonds inside their body cavity.
Gold smuggling cases
Customs officials recovered gold in multiple cases. In one such case around 89 grams of 24-carat gold rhodium-plated buttons valued at Rs 11.35 lakh from a passenger.
In an another case, 1.47 kg of 24-carat gold dust in wax form, worth around Rs 1.87 crore, was recovered from a passenger and an airport staff member. The operation involved Bangladeshi transit passengers handing over the gold to airport staff.
The officials also recovered 160 grams of 24-carat gold valued at Rs 20.41 lakh from two passengers, based on specific intelligence in a separate case.
Hydroponic weed seizures
The officials also intercepted suspected hydroponic weed in two separate cases. In the first such case, 8.008 kg, worth an estimated Rs 8.008 crore in the illicit market, from a passenger arriving from Bangkok. The individual was arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
In a different case, 1.946 kg, valued at approximately Rs 1.946 crore, was seized from another Bangkok passenger arriving at airport, who was also arrested under the NDPS Act.
Strict measures based on profiling and intelligence
Officials said the operations were carried out using spot checks, APIS profiling, and specific intelligence inputs to ensure prevention of smuggling and illegal activities at Mumbai airport.
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