Archive · 21 May 2025
Mumbai Airport Customs Seizes Gold, Foreign Currency, Passenger Arrested
Customs officials at Mumbai Airport found some gold and a lot of foreign money that people were trying to sneak into or out of the country.
They stopped two people: one who had gold bars hidden under a luggage trolley sticker and another who was trying to take a large sum of U.S. dollars out of the country.
The gold was worth a lot of money, and the person with the dollars was planning to fly to Bangkok.
Both were arrested.
Customs officials seized 247 grams of gold bars from a passenger.
The gold, worth ₹21.96 lakh, was hidden under a luggage trolley sticker.
Another passenger was caught with undeclared USD 90,000.
The currency was concealed in a handbag.
The passenger with currency was arrested before a flight to Bangkok.
- Who
- Customs officials and passengers from Bahrain, Daman, and a passenger going to Bangkok.
- What
- Customs seized 247 grams of gold and USD 90,000.
- When
- Night of May 20-21
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
- Why
- Passengers were attempting to smuggle gold and undeclared foreign currency.
- Gold Seized
- 247 grams
- Gold Value
- ₹21.96 lakh
- Foreign Currency Seized
- USD 90,000 (Rs 76.23 lakh)
- Currency Concealment
- Handbag
- Gold Source
- Passenger from Bahrain & Daman
- Currency Source
- Passenger going to Bangkok
- Date of Seizure
- May 20-21
