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Air India Cabin Crew Member Caught At Chennai Airport Smuggling 1.7 Kg Gold

December 17, 2024 admin

The cabin crew member and the passenger have been arrested Chennai: A cabin crew member of Air India has been arrested for helping a passenger smuggle 1.7 kg 24-carat gold at the Chennai airport, authorities said today. The cabin crew member and the passenger were intercepted by the officials when they arrived at Chennai on…

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4 Arrested For Smuggling Gold Worth Rs 65 Lakh By Spraying It On Trolley Bags

July 8, 2024 admin

The gold was mixed with chemicals and sprayed on trolley bags. Surat: Four people have been arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 65 lakh by spraying it on trolley bags to evade security checks at the international airport in Gujarat’s Surat, police said on Monday. The accused allegedly smuggled gold from Dubai by mixing…

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Gold worth tens of billions smuggled to the UAE each year

May 31, 2024 admin

Over the previous decade, UAE accepted over 2,500 tonne of smuggled gold. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Gold smuggling out of Africa, mainly to the United Arab Emirates, has surged over the last decade, with hundreds of tonnes of gold worth tens of billions of dollars illegally leaving the continent every year, according to a…

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Air Hostess From Kolkata Arrested After Nearly 1 Kg Gold Found In Rectum

May 30, 2024 admin

An air hostess was arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly one kilogram of gold. (Representational) Kannur, Kerala: An air hostess was arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly one kilogram of gold from Muscat to Kannur by concealing it in her rectum, a DRI source said today. Based on specific intelligence by DRI Cochin, officers of the Directorate…

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Gold Worth Rs 70 Lakh Found In Man’s Rectum At Trichy Airport: Officials

April 27, 2024 admin

Officials seized a 977 grams of 24 carat gold worth Rs 70.58 lakh from a passenger arriving from Dubai. Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu: Officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Tiruchirappalli airport in Tamil Nadu seized a total of 977 grams of 24 carat gold valued at Rs 70.58 lakh from a passenger arriving from…

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India’s gold demand to rise in 2024 despite subdued March quarter: WGC

January 31, 2024 admin

The World Gold Council expects India’s gold demand to rise in 2024 despite higher prices. File | Photo Credit: Reuters MUMBAI India’s gold demand is expected to be subdued in the first quarter of 2024 due to lower jewellery sales, but annual demand is anticipated to rise as consumers adjust to higher prices, the World…

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Gold Worth Rs 19 Crore Seized In Pan-India Operation, 11 Arrested

October 15, 2023 admin

The syndicate was involved in the smuggling of foreign-origin gold (Representative) Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized gold worth Rs 19 crore from three locations in a pan-India operation and arrested 11 persons who were part of a smuggling syndicate, an official said on Sunday. The syndicate smuggled gold into India through…

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Gold Smuggling Racket Busted In Mumbai, 5 African Women Among 8 Arrested

October 12, 2023 admin

The five women were used as carriers of smuggled gold (File) Mumbai: Sales proceeds from smuggled gold worth Rs 3.62 crore as well as Rs 2.95 crore cash and 2.1 kilograms of gold were seized following a raid by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on a gold melting facility and a jewellery shop, an official…

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