Mumbai airport customs seizes gold bars & foreign currency, one passenger arrested | Mumbai News – Times of India
MUMBAI: Mumbai Airport Customs officials seized two major items during the night of 20–21 May 2025 under the Customs Act, 1962. Based on passenger profiling and surveillance, Customs officials stopped two incoming passengers who had arrived from Bahrain and Daman. During inspection, the officers found 24-karat gold bars weighing 247 grams. The gold was cleverly hidden under the advertisement sticker of a luggage trolley. The estimated value of the gold is Rs 21.96 lakh. In a separate incident, Customs officers intercepted a passenger about to fly to Bangkok. While checking his luggage, they found undeclared foreign currency worth USD 90,000 (about Rs 76.23 lakh), concealed inside a handbag. The passenger was arrested under the relevant sections of the Customs Act, 1962.Key highlights:Gold seizure:
- 24KT gold bars (247 grams) found hidden under a trolley sticker.
- Estimated value: Rs21.96 lakh.
Foreign currency seizure:
- USD 90,000 (Rs 76.23 lakh) hidden in a handbag.
- Passenger arrested before boarding a Bangkok flight.
Date of seizure:
- Night of 20–21 May 2025.
Act Invoked:
