Passenger arrested with over 6.7 kg gold hidden in his shoes at Mumbai airport
- 14-Apr-2025
A passenger was arrested at Mumbai airport after gold valued at ₹6.3 crore was recovered from him, which he had concealed in his shoes, an official said. As per details, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized gold worth 60.3 million from a passenger at Mumbai airport after arresting the passenger. An official confirmed on […]
Customs foils bid to smuggle gold, iPhones at Lahore airport
- 21-Nov-2024
LAHORE: Customs apprehended an individual at Lahore airport attempting to smuggle gold and iPhones, ARY News reported. According to the details, a man named Asif Shahzad, arriving from Dubai on the private airline PA-417, was arrested for trying to smuggle over 1.628 kg of gold, six diamond sets, and five iPhones. Customs officials indicated that […]
Customs foils gold smuggling bid at Karachi airport
- 02-May-2024
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs on Thursday foiled a bid to smuggle gold worth Rs170 million at Karachi airport, ARY News reported. According to a Pakistan Customs spokesperson, a family travelling to South Africa via Dubai was caught smuggling gold during the scanning of his luggage. The gold weighing nine kg, worth Rs170 million was concealed in […]
Man smuggling 16kg gold caught at Multan airport
- 05-Apr-2024
MULTAN: A man was arrested at Multan airport on Friday for attempting to smuggle around 16kg gold out of the country. As per details, Federal Investigation Agency Immigration recovered 16kg gold from a passenger named Muhammad Tanveer, who was travelling to Dubai. The authorities said the luggage of Muhammad Tanveer was checked due to repetitive […]
Customs foils gold smuggling bid at Karachi airport
- 05-Mar-2024
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs on Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle gold worth Rs10.1 million at Karachi airport from a passenger, ARY News reported. According to a Pakistan Customs spokesperson, a Karachi-returned passenger from Dubai was caught smuggling gold during the scanning of his luggage. The gold worth Rs10.1 million was concealed in the luggage of […]
Afghan nationals smuggling 10kg gold caught at Peshawar airport
- 18-Jan-2022
PESHAWAR: Two Afghan nationals were arrested at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan Airport on Tuesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle around 10 kilogrammes of gold out of the country. The Airport Security Force (ASF) said 9.9 kilogrammes of gold ornaments were recovered from the luggage of two travellers, including a woman, during checking at the airport. Sahela […]
India’s gold smugglers have slowed their operations
- 15-Apr-2019
India’s Election Commission as of April 14 has seized $365 million in cash, liquor, gold, drugs and other goods over the last month