Dynamite News Maharashtra: Gold, Foreign Currency Worth Crores Seized From 3 Different Flyers At Mumbai Airport
The Customs department has seized gold and foreign currency worth crores from different passengers at the Mumbai airport. Read further on Dynamite News:
Mumbai: The Customs department has seized gold and foreign currency worth crores from different passengers at the Mumbai airport. According to the Customs officials, the department seized 2.8 kg. gold worth Rs 1.44 crore from the possession of three passengers coming from Sharjah, Bahrain and Dubai.
Meanwhile, the officials also nabbed two other persons carrying AED 90,000 (Arab Emirates Dirham-Arab currency) and USD 90,000 from the possession of two other men departing to Muscat and Dubai respectively.
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"On 8-9 Feb 2023, officers of Mumbai Airport Customs seized around 2.8 Kg gold valued at Rs.1.44 Crore across 3 different cases and 90,000 AED & 90,000 USD, totally valued at Rs.92.43 Lakh in 2 different cases," an official statement read.
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