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Mumbai Customs Seize Drugs, Gold and Foreign Currency Worth Over Rs 32 Crore in Three-Day Airport Sweep

An intelligence-led sweep at CSMIA now shifts attention to mapping the supply networks.

Overview

  • Seven cases were detected from Monday to Wednesday through targeted checks based on specific intelligence and passenger profiling.
  • Hydroponic cannabis consignments were repeatedly intercepted from Bangkok arrivals, including 10.09 kg, 5.74 kg, 3.92 kg recovered from an aircraft lavatory, and 889 grams hidden in a trolley.
  • Gold seizures included 109.8 grams in bars and 1.55 kg of 24-karat gold dust concealed in wax inside socks, with two receivers arrested outside the airport.
  • Undeclared foreign currency worth Rs 13.16 lakh (USD 15,000) was recovered from a Dubai-bound passenger.
  • Five passengers were arrested under the NDPS and Customs Acts, and in one case Mohammad Junaid Ansari admitted concealment and has been remanded to judicial custody.