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.