Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Bangladeshi Passenger Arrested With Gold at Delhi Airport
A Bangladeshi passenger was stopped at Delhi airport.
He had arrived from Jeddah and was supposed to continue to Dhaka.
Security officers found three capsules hidden in his undergarment.
The capsules contained gold mixed into a chemical paste.
Together, the capsules and packaging weighed about 1,596 grams.
Customs officers recovered two gold bars weighing 1,346 grams.
The gold was valued at around Rs 1.8 crore, though the report also described its value as nearly Rs 1.88 crore.
The passenger was arrested after allegedly saying he would give the gold to someone inside the transit area.
CISF personnel intercepted a Bangladeshi national at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on September 12.
The passenger had arrived from Jeddah and was traveling onward to Dhaka through the international transit area.
Three oval capsules containing gold in chemical paste form were concealed inside his undergarment.
Customs officials extracted two gold bars weighing 1,346 grams, with the gold valued at about Rs 1.8 crore.
The passenger allegedly told officials he planned to hand over the gold to a contact in the transit area and was arrested under the Customs Act.
- Who
- A Bangladeshi national, intercepted by Central Industrial Security Force personnel and later arrested by Customs officials.
- What
- Authorities seized two gold bars weighing 1,346 grams after recovering gold concealed in three capsules.
- When
- The interception occurred on September 12; the report was published on September 16.
- Where
- The International Transit Area of Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
- Why
- The passenger allegedly intended to hand over the gold to a contact within the transit area.
- Recovered gold
- Two bars weighing 1,346 grams
- Estimated value
- About Rs 1.8 crore; the report also cited nearly Rs 1.88 crore
- Capsules
- Three oval capsules containing gold in chemical paste form
- Total capsule weight
- Approximately 1,596 grams including packaging
- Concealment method
- Hidden inside the passenger’s undergarment
- Travel route
- Arrived from Jeddah and was scheduled to travel onward to Dhaka
- Legal action
- Gold seized and passenger arrested under the Customs Act