Ahmedabad: The customs department at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport arrested two passengers arriving from Hanoi after finding 8.4 kg of hydroponic marijuana on them. Officials said the duo was intercepted on suspicion, and a check of their baggage led to the recovery of 16 vacuum-sealed transparent packets containing a greenish substance. Tests later confirmed it to be marijuana. Both passengers were taken into custody under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances...Read More

Ahmedabad: A passenger at Ahmedabad airport was held with Rs. 35.36 lakh worth of gold after he arrived from Sharjah on an Air Arabia flight. On Thursday morning, a Uttar Pradesh-bound passenger was caught by the Customs department as he was in possession of 399.460 grams of 24-karat gold. He had placed the gold in the handle of a luggage trolley. The passenger was from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Since January 1st this year, the Customs department has recovered gold worth Rs. 4.71 crore from p...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Department of Customs seized 63,000 US dollars from two passengers at SVPI Airport here. Residents of Ahmedabad, both passengers were traveling to Dubai on a SpiceJet flight 015 scheduled to depart at 4:35 pm. Upon suspicion, when their bags were checked at Terminal 2 by the Air Intelligence Unit, one bag contained 31,000 USD while the other had 32,000 USD. As the value of the seized US dollars was less than Rs. 1 crore, the passengers were not arrested. DeshGujaratRead More

Ahmedabad: A passenger was held at the Ahmedabad airport terminal - 2 on Wednesday with 19,000 Americal dollars concealed in his chappal. The passenger was about to board the Spice Jet flight SG015 scheduled at 4.41 pm to Dubai from SVPI airport. He had cocealed the dollars worth Rs. 16 lakh Indian Rupees in his chappal. Based on the information, the accused Mohammad Ilyas was checked thoroughly by the customs department staffers and the cash of 19,000 American dollars was recovered from his cha...Read More