Mumbai Airport Customs Arrests 41-Year-Old Malad Man For Allegedly Smuggling 1.41 Kg Gold Worth ₹1.38 Crore From Vietnam At CSMIA
Mumbai, September 18: The Mumbai Airport Customs officials have thwarted a gold smuggling attempt and arrested a 41-year-old Malad resident who allegedly acted as a carrier in the smuggling syndicate. The officials have seized over 1.4 kg gold from the possession of the accused passenger who had sourced the precious metal from Vietnam. According to the Customs sources, a passenger P.V. Sharma,…
Mumbai Airport Customs officials have arrested a 41-year-old man from Malad for allegedly smuggling 1.41 kg of gold from Vietnam, worth approximately ₹1.38 crore. The accused, P.V. Sharma, was intercepted by Air Intelligence Unit officers at CSMI Airport on September 17 while traveling from Hanoi. Upon questioning, Sharma claimed he was not carrying any dutiable goods or contraband, but upon further inspection, officers found pouches containing gold dust in his trousers. Sharma admitted to being involved in the gold smuggling operation and was subsequently arrested.
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