61 Kg Gold Seized By Customs, Biggest 1-Day Catch At Mumbai Airport
NDTV
At least seven travellers, five men, and two women, were arrested in the seizures that were made on Friday, the official said.
Customs officials seized 61 kg of gold worth Rs 32 crore in separate operations at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here, making it the highest value seizure by the department at the airport in a single day, an official said on Sunday.
At least seven travellers, five men, and two women, were arrested in the seizures that were made on Friday, the official said.
This is the highest seizure in a single day in the history of the customs at the Mumbai airport, he claimed.
In the first operation, four Indians returning from Tanzania were found carrying 1 kg gold bars, which were concealed in specially-designed belts with multiple pockets, the official said.
