Archive · 4 Sep 2026
CISF Foils Gold and Foreign Currency Smuggling at Mumbai Airport
Security officers at Mumbai airport stopped three passengers in separate cases.
One passenger was travelling to Jodhpur after arriving from Dubai.
Officers found gold paste hidden inside the bottoms of both legs of the passenger’s jeans.
The gold weighed 430 grams and was worth about Rs 60.91 lakh.
In two other cases, officers found foreign currency with two female passengers.
One passenger travelling to Dubai had US dollars hidden near her knees and in her hand baggage.
Another passenger travelling to Ras Al-Khaimah had US dollars and UAE dirhams in her hand baggage.
The passengers and the seized items were given to Customs officials for further legal action.
CISF personnel seized 430 grams of gold paste valued at approximately Rs 60.91 lakh from a domestic passenger.
The gold was concealed in the stitched bottom portions of both legs of the passenger’s jeans.
The passenger was travelling from Mumbai to Jodhpur after arriving from Dubai earlier the same day.
Two female international passengers were found carrying foreign currency worth approximately Rs 72.22 lakh in total.
All three passengers and the seized items were handed over to Customs or its Air Intelligence Unit for further action.
- Who
- Central Industrial Security Force personnel and three passengers, including one domestic and two international travellers.
- What
- Officials detected 430 grams of concealed gold paste and foreign currency worth approximately Rs 72.22 lakh in three separate cases.
- When
- The gold passenger had arrived from Dubai earlier the same day; the article does not specify the date of the seizures.
- Where
- Mumbai airport, during domestic and international departure security checks.
- Why
- The items were allegedly being transported through concealment and were handed to Customs authorities for legal or further necessary action.
- Gold seized
- 430 grams of gold paste
- Gold value
- Approximately Rs 60.91 lakh
- Gold concealment method
- Stitched bottom portions of both legs of the passenger’s jeans
- Foreign currency seized
- USD 45,000; USD 30,000; and 3,800 UAE Dirham
- Total foreign currency value
- Approximately Rs 72.22 lakh
- Destinations
- Jodhpur, Dubai, and Ras Al-Khaimah
- Authorities involved
- Central Industrial Security Force and Customs’ Air Intelligence Unit