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Mumbai 'smuggler' held at Surat airport, over 4 kg drugs seized

November 18, 2025 8:42 pm

On a tip-off, a police team kept watch at the airport and apprehended Zafar Khan after he arrived from Bangkok. They checked his two luggage trolleys to find eight packets of hybrid weed weighing 4035 grams, worth around Rs 1.41 crore, and foreign currency.

Surat: Avionics engineer among three arrested for running mobile phone racket

October 14, 2025 9:11 am

Udhna Police inspector SN Desai said, “Jhope turned out to be no ordinary thief, but a qualified engineer, working as a technical manager at Air India Airlines"

NGO seeks 24x7 domestic connectivity, more international flights from Surat

January 19, 2025 4:02 am

Surat was declared an international airport in December 2023. However, the city offers only two international flights as of now – to Sharjah and Bangkok.

2 revenue officials, ghost company named in Surat fake property scam case

January 04, 2025 1:25 am

The alleged crime came to light when the land owner was approached by an agent asking him if he was interested in buying a plot that turned out to be his own land.

2 flyers from Sharjah held with smuggled gold worth Rs 4.75 crore at Surat airport

November 09, 2024 4:26 pm

Acting on a specific input, the Surat team of DRI had maintained watch at the Surat International Airport on Friday.

Air India Express flight Sharjah accident Surat airport

Air India Express flight from Sharjah encounters minor accident at Surat airport

March 15, 2024 4:17 pm

While no injuries were reported, a different set of passengers, who were to board the flight to reach Sharjah, were made to wait for a few hours and accommodated in a separate aircraft.

Trade, industry players welcome international tag for Surat airport

December 16, 2023 4:38 pm

The Union Cabinet approved the declaration of Surat airport as an international airport.

Surat airport gets parking requests from 9 pvt aircrafts today

November 18, 2023 7:37 pm

Authorities have directed private players to park their aircrafts at airports in neighbouring cities in the wake of huge demand for parking space at the Ahmedabad airport. According to sources, parking requests for private aircrafts have come from Mumbai, Delhi and other parts of the country.

4 held in Surat airport with 7kg gold paste worth Rs 4.75 crore

June 03, 2023 5:32 pm

The officials said while two passengers were waiting at Surat airport, two others came from Sharjah to deliver the paste.

Custom officials seize gold biscuits worth Rs 68 lakh at Surat airport

February 23, 2023 5:42 am

According to officials, a passenger who alighted a domestic flight at Surat airport had found the luggage trolly containing certain items like snacks on the side of the main passage at the international terminal.