Archive · 8 Oct 2026
CISF Detects Gold Paste Hidden in Shoes at Mumbai Airport
At Mumbai Airport, security officers checked a passenger who had arrived from Sharjah.
They found suspected gold hidden inside the soles of his shoes.
The passenger was moving from an international flight to a domestic one.
Customs said the gold weighed about 319 grams and was worth around ₹37 lakh.
The passenger and the material were handed to Customs.
Customs will take further legal action.
CISF personnel detected suspected gold paste during airport security screening on October 6, 2026.
The passenger was travelling from Sharjah and transferring from an international to a domestic flight.
The suspected gold paste was concealed inside the soles of the passenger’s shoes.
Customs authorities said the recovered gold weighed about 319 grams and was worth around ₹37 lakh.
The passenger and detected material were handed over to Customs for further legal action.
- Who
- CISF personnel detected suspected gold concealed by a passenger arriving from Sharjah.
- What
- Suspected gold paste was found hidden inside the soles of the passenger’s shoes.
- When
- October 6, 2026.
- Where
- Mumbai Airport.
- Why
- The passenger was transferring from an international to a domestic flight; the articles do not state why the gold was concealed.
- Passenger’s origin
- Sharjah
- Screening context
- International-to-domestic transfer
- Concealment method
- Suspected gold paste inside shoe soles
- Reported weight
- Approximately 319 grams
- Reported value
- Around ₹37 lakh
- Follow-up
- Passenger and material handed to Customs for further legal action