Bengaluru: Customs seize ganja, gold worth ₹2.55 crore at KIA
Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru seized 500 grams of ganja and 1,725.76 grams of gold, collectively valued at approximately ₹2.55 crore, from passengers arriving on international flights. Five individuals were involved, with officials suspecting they acted as mules for a syndicate.
Why it matters
This incident underscores ongoing efforts to combat smuggling and illegal trade, highlighting the significant value of contraband intercepted at major international airports and the methods used by criminal syndicates.
Bengaluru: Customs seize ganja, gold worth ₹2.55 crore at KIA left Three passengers arriving from Kuala Lumpur on an IndiGo flight were also found carrying gold, according to details provided. File photo File photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/p4x7oa/article71623758.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Complaint-over-GQ5GLRL2U.3.jpg.jpg th-online Administrator KARNATAKA, BENGALURU, 29/07/24- KIA airport Bengaluru Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, seized 500 grams of ganja and multiple consignments of gold from passengers arriving on international flights from Bangkok, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. In one case, officials seized 500 grams of ganja valued at ₹17.50 lakh from Ahmed Rahees, who arrived from Bangkok on an IndiGo flight. In a separate case, 133 grams of gold valued at ₹10,52,363 was seized from Akshil Suresh Bhai Patel, who arrived on a flight from Abu Dhabi.
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