2 weeks ago
Gold, Undeclared Goods Seized from Couple at Ahmedabad Airport
When people travel to another country on an airplane, they have to tell the airport workers what they are bringing with them.
This is called declaring your things.
A couple flew from a place called Sharjah to the city of Ahmedabad in India.
They did not tell the customs officers about the gold jewellery they were carrying.
Customs officers are the people who check what comes into a country.
The officers had a special tip based on watching how passengers behave, which is called passenger profiling.
They stopped the couple and found gold jewellery and other things that were not declared.
The items were worth about Rs 32.37 lakh, which is a very big amount of money.
The officers took the items away because bringing them into the country without telling is against the rules.
Customs officials seized gold jewellery and undeclared goods worth around Rs 32.37 lakh from a couple at Ahmedabad airport.
The couple, originally from Kerala, arrived from Sharjah on Air Arabia flight G9-418.
Officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Ahmedabad Customs carried out the interception.
The action was based on intelligence developed through passenger profiling.
Customs officials reported the seizure on Sunday, August 16.
- Who
- A couple originally from Kerala, intercepted by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad Customs.
- What
- Gold jewellery and other undeclared goods collectively worth around Rs 32,37,000 were seized from the couple.
- Where
- Ahmedabad airport; the couple had arrived from Sharjah.
- When
- Reported on Sunday, August 16, after the couple arrived at Ahmedabad airport.
- Why
- The goods were undeclared, and officers acted on intelligence developed through passenger profiling.
Key facts
- Items seized
- Gold jewellery and other undeclared goods
- Total value
- Around Rs 32,37,000 (Rs 32.37 lakh)
- Passengers
- Couple originally from Kerala
- Arrival from
- Sharjah
- Flight
- Air Arabia flight G9-418
- Location
- Ahmedabad airport
- Enforcement agency
- Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Ahmedabad Customs
- Basis of action
- Intelligence developed through passenger profiling









