Officials seize gold from Ethiopian passengers at airport in western India
by Surya PrakashThree passengers travelling from Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa were caught by Mumbai customs officials for carrying gold in their shoes and undergarments, in western India’s Maharashtra.
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The incident is reported to have happened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on March 10.
Visuals showed one of the officials taking out the insole from the shoes to take out the gold from inside it. According to a report, gold worth Rs 1.4 crores (USD 170,936.36) and weighing more than 3 kgs ( 6.614 lbs) was found from the three foreign nationals. The gold was concealed inside their shoes and undergarments.
A statement by the Mumbai customs department read, “On 10th March, Mumbai Airport Customs seized over 3 Kg gold valued at Rs 1.40 Crore from three foreign nationals who had arrived from Addis Ababa to Mumbai. Gold was found to be concealed in their undergarments and insole of the footwear.”
A statement by the Mumbai customs department read, “On 10th March, Mumbai Airport Customs seized over 3 Kg gold valued at Rs 1.40 Crore from three foreign nationals who had arrived from Addis Ababa to Mumbai. Gold was found to be concealed in their undergarments and insole of the footwear.” Further investigation into this matter is underway.