Mumbai customs seize gold worth Rs 97L

Mumbai customs seize gold worth Rs 97L

Prasun Choudhari

Mid-Day
Mumbai
By Sanjana Deshpande
Published Feb 12, 2024
Mumbai airport customs recently seized a kilogram of gold valued at Rs 97 lakhs across five different cases.

Gold worth Rs 97L seized

Mumbai airport customs recently seized a kilogram of gold valued at Rs 97 lakhs across five different cases.

The persons involved had concealed the gold in various items like their clothing, inner lining of their suitcases.

Concealed gold

The persons involved had concealed the gold in various items like their clothing, inner lining of their suitcases.

Of the five accused persons, one was a foreign national and others were Indian nationals who had come from another country.

Of 5 accused, one was foreigner

Of the five accused persons, one was a foreign national and others were Indian nationals who had come from another country.

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Seized gold, along with the detainees, have been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation

Penalty for accused

Asst Commissioner of Customs Sarika Shah said the accused persons are remanded to custody if value of gold is Rs 1 crore or above.

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