Nine Afghan women and a man have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold worth approximately Rs 10.60 crore. The accused were intercepted by customs officials after their arrival from Herat, Afghanistan, at the international airport here on Sunday.
According to the sources on Sunday, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials, after receiving a tip off that some foreign nationals were carrying gold worth rupees 10 crore.
When the accused reached the green channel at T-3, DRI officials stopped and started frisking the accused. Officials found 10 kgs of gold. Women were wearing major amounts of gold in the form of bangles, chain, earrings etc. One male was also carrying gold in a paper packet, official added.
38.430 kgs of gold valued at Rs 10.60 crore was seized from their possession, a customs official said. All the 10 Afghan passengers were arrested, he said. It is the biggest seizure in a day so far this year at the Delhi airport, the official added.
According to the sources on Sunday, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials, after receiving a tip off that some foreign nationals were carrying gold worth rupees 10 crore.
When the accused reached the green channel at T-3, DRI officials stopped and started frisking the accused. Officials found 10 kgs of gold. Women were wearing major amounts of gold in the form of bangles, chain, earrings etc. One male was also carrying gold in a paper packet, official added.
38.430 kgs of gold valued at Rs 10.60 crore was seized from their possession, a customs official said. All the 10 Afghan passengers were arrested, he said. It is the biggest seizure in a day so far this year at the Delhi airport, the official added.