Man caught with gold inside bottle cap upon arrival from Dubai

The gold was meticulously crafted to fit inside the cap, making it difficult to detect during regular checks. Customs officials said the gold, which was seized, weighed 170 grams.

“When it comes to smuggling of gold, the fertile brain of the human race can think in more ways than can be conceived. With the spurt in prices of the yellow metal internationally, the inflow is expected to increase as it becomes more lucrative for the smugglers,” officials said.

Customs officials on Saturday said that on October 24, they seized 996.5 grams of gold worth Rs 1.17 crore from a foreign national who arrived in Delhi from Myanmar on flight 8M-620. The gold, shaped into six bars, was wrapped in brown tape and concealed in her undergarments. The passenger admitted to smuggling it and was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962.

As per figures shared by the Customs department, Delhi, during the financial year 2025–26 (up to October 15), it has seized 26.269 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 24.68 crore. In addition, 52 narcotics-related cases led to the seizure of 239 kilograms of contraband substances such as ganja and cocaine, valued at Rs 338.03 crore. A total of 74 people have been arrested for violations of customs and related laws during this period, officials said.

Officials added that the department also realised duties amounting to Rs 10.8 crore while continuing to “safeguard the nation’s economic frontiers”.

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