September 30, 2025 10:56 pm
According to Customs officials, based on a tip-off, several teams were formed to keep close watch on the passengers arriving from a flight from Nairobi to Mumbai
December 21, 2024 1:13 am
During questioning, the accused disclosed that they ran a gold refinery and were on their way to their unit after collecting gold from different shops.
July 10, 2023 2:57 am
The statement was "recorded under Customs Act, 1962, and based on their role, the three passengers along with one official have been arrested," it added.
February 23, 2023 11:52 am
The foreigners were found carrying gold concealed in different cavities in their shoes and also in the hidden folds of their clothes.
October 05, 2022 4:56 pm
11 cases of gold seizures of 121 kg in September 2022 alone show that the NE corridor is still extensively being used by smugglers, deploying ingenious ways of concealment, the ministry said in a statement.
October 19, 2021 5:41 am
An official statement released by the department said steps are being taken to attach the gold and jewellery and measures are also being taken to freeze bank accounts of Panigrahy and his family.
February 14, 2019 2:34 am
According to the Air Intelligence Unit, the passenger carried 44 gold bars, each weighing 500 gm and worth over Rs 6.74 crore, concealed in underwears.
August 07, 2018 6:01 am
Acting on a tip-off, DRI, Kolkata Zonal Unit, arrested two men and a woman from a Siliguri-bound bus in Dharm-atala. One of the accused was travelling with his minor son.
January 29, 2018 10:04 pm
The total gold seized was 526.40 grams valued at Rs 16.21 lakh, the release added. This is the third consecutive day Customs officials here have seized gold being smuggled in by passengers coming from abroad.
May 15, 2015 5:43 am
10% import duty, annual demand pegged at 840 tonnes, low prosecution rate make gold smuggling a lucrative option once again.


