Kochi (Kerala): An Air India cabin crew has been arrested on the Kochi Airport on Wednesday for smuggling gold, the Customs Preventive Commissionerate stated. Shafi, a local of Wayanad, was arrested by Customs Preventive Commissionerate at Kochi with 1487 grams of gold.
The Customs Preventive Commissionerate had acquired confidential info that Shafi, a cabin crew member of the Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi service, was bringing gold.
The purpose was to wrap the gold across the arms and canopy the sleeve of the shirt and move by means of the inexperienced channel. He is being interrogated additional, the officers stated.
Kochi | Air India cabin crew Shafi, a local of Wayanad, was arrested at Kochi Airport for smuggling 1,487 gms of gold. The cabin crew was of Bahrain-Kozhikode-Kochi service. Further interrogation underway: Customs Preventive Commissionerate pic.twitter.com/1nxVzF2fA7
— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2023
Meanwhile, two passengers, who arrived from Singapore, had been arrested at Chennai airport on Wednesday for carrying gold weighing 6.8 kg valued at Rs 3.32 crores, Chennai customs stated.
According to officers, the passengers arrived in Chennai from Singapore by AI-347 and 6E-52.
Chennai Customs in a tweet stated, “Based on Intel, 2 pax who arrived from Singapore by AI-347 and 6E-52 were intercepted by Customs on 07.03.23. On search of their baggage, gold totally weighing 6.8 kg valued at Rs 3.32 crore was recovered/ seized under the CA,1962. Pax were arrested and further investigation is on.”
Based on Intel, 2 pax who arrived from Singapore by AI-347 and 6E-52 had been intercepted by Customs on 07.03.23. On search of their baggage, gold completely weighing 6.8kg valued at ₹ 3.32 crore was recovered/ seized beneath the CA,1962.
Pax had been arrested and additional investigation is on pic.twitter.com/IZG4MKqkfF
— Chennai Customs (@ChennaiCustoms) March 8, 2023
