Overview

• Mumbai Zone-3 Customs handled seven cases over Monday and Tuesday at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, intercepting multiple passengers flagged through profiling.
• Five Nairobi arrivals were found with 24-carat melted bars concealed in clothing, with individual recoveries of 0.930 kg, 142 g, 0.742 kg, 0.473 kg and 0.501 kg.
• Two passengers from Dubai flight EK500 carried 1.110 kg of 24-carat gold dust in wax hidden in undergarments, valued at about Rs 1.15 crore.
• A passenger from Bangkok on VZ‑760 concealed two White-cheeked gibbons in a trolley bag and was arrested under the Customs Act read with the Wildlife Protection Act.
• Authorities reported gold seizure values totaling between Rs 3.88 crore and over Rs 4.5 crore across the operations, with arrests and detentions under the Customs Act and investigations ongoing to trace handlers.