[New Delhi]Gold Smuggler With Precious Metal @ Rs 1 Crore Arrested At IGI A
Ironically a large section of Agitating jewellers+bullion traders across the country have opened their shops today.
A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valued at about Rs 1 crore at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
Acting on inputs received from Delhi Police, customs officials intercepted the accused on his arrival from Dubai.
On detailed examination, he was allegedly found carrying 500 gold coins weighing 3.9 kg,
The value of the seized gold is assessed at Rs 99.17 lakh,
The accused, an engineer,
Earlier A man was in the first week of current month was also arrested with gold valued at about Rs 1.56 crore at the same Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
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Gold Smuggler With Precious Metal@Rs 1Crore Arrested At IGI A
3 Gold Smugglers With12Kg Yellow Metal@Rs3.18Crore Arrested at IGI Airport
[New Delhi]3 Gold Smugglers With 12Kg Yellow Metal @Rs3.18 Crore Arrested at IGI Airport
Three men have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold worth about Rs 3.18 crore at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
The accused were intercepted by customs officials on their arrival from Bangkok yesterday.
As per Additional Commissioner of Customs at the IGIA.Vinayak Azaad,”They were trying to smuggle 4 kg each of gold bars (total 12 kg) by hiding it in footwear worn by them,”
A woman who was waiting outside the airport to collect the gold from the trio has also been detained
Chinese Lady Gold Smuggler,With 4 Kg Gold@ RsOne Crore,Arrested At IGI A
[New Delhi]Chinese Lady Gold Smuggler With 4 Kg Gold @ Rs1 Crore Arrested At IGI A
A Chinese is among two women held for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valuing about Rs one crore at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
They arrived from Hong Kong on Thursday.
On personal search of the passenger, four gold bars totally weighing 4 kgs valued at Rs 1.03 crore were recovered.
One another Indian passenger was found in connivance in smuggling activities with the Chinese passenger
Both the passengers were arrested and later released on bail,
As per Vinayak Azaad, Additional Commissioner of customs at the airport China’s Embassy has been informed regarding this incident,
In addition to this, about 15 kgs of gold, valued about Rs 4 crore, have been seized by the customs department in the first week of this year from passengers who were trying to smuggle it through the airport.
Gold Smuggler With Gold @Rs25Lakh Arrested at IGI Airport
[New Delhi]Gold Smuggler With Gold @ Rs25LakhArrested at IGI Airport
A Flyer was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth about Rs 25 lakh into the country, at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
The accused was intercepted by the customs officials yesterday after his arrival from Bangkok.
On detailed examination of his baggage and personal search, a gold bar weighing one kg was recovered, a press release issued today by the customs said.
The value of the seized gold is assessed to be Rs 25.37 lakh,
Duty-Free Shop keepers, At IGI Airport,Smuggling Gold?
[New Delhi] Duty-Free Shop keepers At IGI Airport Smuggling Gold
Smugglers are using the duty-free shop at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here to sneak gold into the country.
There has been an unprecedented five-time jump in cases of gold smuggling in 2014-15 over 2012-13 during which yellow metal worth Rs 1,120 crore was seized.
A total of 4,400 cases of gold smuggling have been registered in the country during 2014-15. About 4,480 kg (4.48 metric tonnes) of the precious metal valued at about Rs 1,120 crore were seized in these cases.
There were 870 cases of gold smuggling registered during 2012-13, five times less than those filed in 2014-15 fiscal.
About 400 kg of gold valued at about Rs 100 crore were seized in these cases.
In 2013-14, as many as 2,700 cases were registered which 2,760 kgs (2.76 metric tonnes) of gold, worth about Rs 690 crore was seized.
As per sources ,Many such issues were discussed during a recent meeting by officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with representatives of airlines, immigration, Central Industrial Security Force, Customs and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL),
The officials pointed out instances where passengers would hide gold in duty-free shop allegedly with the connivance of ground handling staff manning it. Later, the gold would be ferried out of the airport by one of the personnel working there.
There has also been a demand to regulate the use of mobile phones by ground handling staff and restrict their access within the airport to check gold smuggling,
The Customs authorities have also expressed concern over non-availability of a X-ray machine at the arrival area to exclusively scan hand baggages of passengers,
There have been some cases where people were hiding gold in hand baggages. In most of the cases they are caught, but the possibility of gold coming into the country in few instances without the payment of duty cannot be ruled out
The meeting was called after authorities found either an airline crew or workers of ground handling companies allegedly involved in 80 cases of gold smuggling reported in past three years.
Gold Smuggler Arrested,With Glittering Metal Worth Rs 64 Lakhs,At IGI Airport
[New Delhi] Gold Smuggler Arrested,With Glittering Metal Worth Rs 64 Lakhs,At IGI Airport
A man has been arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here for allegedly trying to smuggle gold weighing 2.5 kgs and valuing at Rs 64 lakh.into the country.
The passenger was intercepted by customs officials after his arrival here from Dubai on Saturday.
On detailed examination of his baggage and personal search, 59 silver-coloured plates made of gold concealed in the form of winding plates of motor of meat grinder were recovered, a press release issued today by the customs said.
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