Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Two men caught smuggling gold paste in shirt collars
Two men from Maharashtra were caught at an airport in Ahmedabad trying to smuggle gold.
They hid the gold paste in their shirt collars.
The gold was worth a lot of money.
The customs officers stopped them because they had information that these men might be doing something illegal.
The men came from Dubai on a flight.
One man is from Mumbai, and the other is from Ulhasnagar.
Two men from Maharashtra were caught smuggling 129.18 grams of gold paste worth Rs19.48 lakh.
The gold was hidden in their shirt collars.
They were intercepted at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
The men arrived from Dubai on Flight No. 6E-1478.
One smuggler is a resident of Mumbai, and the other is from Ulhasnagar.
- Who
- Two men from Maharashtra
- What
- Smuggling gold paste hidden in shirt collars
- When
- July 22
- Where
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
- Why
- To smuggle gold for financial gain
Smugglers
Customs Department
Motivation
Smugglers
Financial gain through illegal means
Customs Department
Preventing illegal activities and protecting national economy
- Date of Incident
- July 22
- Location
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
- Amount of Gold
- 129.18 grams
- Value of Gold
- Rs19.48 lakh
- Flight Number
- 6E-1478
- Origin of Flight
- Dubai
- Residences of Smugglers
- Mumbai and Ulhasnagar