Ahmedabad: In yet another case of gold smuggling at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Customs officials have recovered gold capsules concealed inside the body of a passenger who arrived from Abu Dhabi. Based on profiling, Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers intercepted a male passenger, namely Fakhruddin, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, who was travelling on an Air Arabia flight from Abu Dhabi on February 19, 2026. During questioning, the passenger admitted to swallowing ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Two passengers arriving from Abu Dhabi were intercepted late Wednesday night at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) after officials grew suspicious of their conduct. Subsequent checks revealed that they had ingested capsules containing gold paste. The two individuals had arrived on an Air Arabia flight from Abu Dhabi. Noticing their unusual behaviour, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Airport Customs stopped them for detailed questioning. While routin...Read More

Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city seized 601.94 grams of 24-karat gold, valued at approximately ₹96.07 lakh, from a passenger who arrived from Dubai on SpiceJet flight SG-016. According to Customs officials, the gold was concealed in a pocket purse and in paste form hidden inside the passenger’s undergarment in an attempt to evade detection. The passenger has been detained, and the seized gold has been taken into custody under ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Four women were detained at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport by the Customs Department’s Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Sunday for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly 945.5 grams of 24-carat gold jewellery into India. Officials said the jewellery had been coated with rhodium to mask its appearance and was valued at around Rs 1.52 crore in the market. According to a customs release, AIU officers became suspicious after baggage scanning images raised alerts. A detail...Read More

Ahmedabad: Investigating a gold smuggling case, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a major smuggling syndicate. This comes after the DRI seized 1,246.48 grams of 24K gold, valued at ₹1.62 crore, from a passenger who arrived at SVP Airport in the city on a flight from Jeddah on 14 November 2025. The gold, packed in four capsules wrapped in white tape, was ingeniously concealed inside the life jacket pouch beneath a passenger seat. During the subsequent investigation, a pe...Read More

Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport recovered and seized nearly 1.8kg of gold in paste form hidden in the toilet of an IndiGo flight from Dubai. Officials from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) said pouches weighing 2,196g were found concealed in the aircraft’s lavatory. Once processed, the paste yielded two gold bars weighing 1,867g with 999 (24K) purity, valued at Rs 1.93 crore. The tariff value was assessed at Rs 1.77 crore. The gold was seiz...Read More

Ahmedabad: For the second consecutive day, smuggled gold has been seized at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. On Thursday, customs officials intercepted a passenger carrying approximately 419 grams of gold. The passenger, originally from Uttar Pradesh, had arrived on IndiGo flight 6E-076 from Jeddah to Ahmedabad, which landed at 7:46 am. Officials became suspicious of his behavior and conducted a thorough inspection of his luggage. Upon checking, the officers fou...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Customs authorities at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city seized around 167.100 grams of gold worth ₹16 lakh from a passenger who arrived from Kuwait. The passenger in a smuggling attempt had concealed the gold bar inside a packet of almonds wrapped in a yellow plastic pouch. With the rising price of gold, smuggling attempts have increased significantly. Passengers returning from Gulf countries often try to bring 24-carat gold and adopt various tr...Read More

Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport foiled two gold smuggling attempts on Saturday, seizing smuggled gold worth ₹73.09 lakh from two passengers. In the first case, a passenger arriving on Air Arabia flight 3L-111 from Abu Dhabi was intercepted around 5:30 am. During an X-ray scan of his luggage, customs officials found three boxes of skin cream that appeared suspicious. Upon further inspection, they discovered 37 gold pieces weighing approximately 70...Read More

Ahmedabad: Another gold smuggling attempt was foiled at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the city when a passenger arriving from Jeddah was caught with around half a kilogram of gold. According to Customs officials, a passenger from Barmer in Rajasthan arrived on an IndiGo Airlines flight from Jeddah on Friday morning. Officers grew suspicious when they noticed him repeatedly adjusting something around his neck. Upon thorough checking, they found two rhodium-coated gold chains ...Read More