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Mumbai Customs Seize ₹14 Crore in Drugs, Diamonds and Gold Over Two Days at Airport

Targeted checks using APIS profiling produced the hauls tied to suspected courier‑insider links.

Overview

  • Officials reported seizures conducted December 30–31 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, with a total value of about ₹14 crore.
  • Two passengers arriving from Bangkok were caught with 8.008 kg and 1.946 kg of suspected hydroponic weed, and both were arrested under the NDPS Act.
  • Customs intercepted 849.6 carats of diamonds worth roughly ₹2.52 crore that were allegedly concealed in a passenger’s body cavity.
  • Officers seized 1.47 kg of 24‑carat gold dust in wax, valued near ₹1.87 crore, after a handoff from a Bangladeshi transit passenger ultimately reached an AIASL staffer.
  • Further gold recoveries included 89 g of rhodium‑plated buttons worth ₹11.35 lakh and 160 g valued at ₹20.41 lakh, with multiple detentions and an active probe into wider networks.