Airport authorities seized 3 kg of gold at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport. (Representational)
Ahmedabad:
The Directorate of Income Intelligence (DRI) uncovered a intelligent smuggling try at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Worldwide Airport in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, seizing 3 kg of gold (roughly Rs 2.35 crore) hid throughout the piston cavities of two mini air compressors, stated a authorities launch on Wednesday.
In line with the discharge, an Indian nationwide arriving from Bangkok was intercepted primarily based on particular intelligence and subsequently arrested underneath the Customs Act, of 1962.
DRI continues its robust efficiency in combating gold smuggling, with whole seizures exceeding 93 kg (roughly X66 crore) in 2024 throughout Ahmedabad and Surat Worldwide Airports.
The DRI stays vigilant in its efforts to thwart smuggling and uncover progressive concealment strategies, added the discharge.
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