Mumbai airport customs seizes gold bars & foreign currency, one passenger arrested

May 21, 2025

Mumbai Airport Customs officials seized 247 grams of 24-karat gold, valued at Rs 21.96 lakh, from a passenger arriving from Bahrain and Daman on May 20-21. The gold bars were concealed under a luggage trolley sticker. In a separate incident, a passenger bound for Bangkok was apprehended with USD 90,000 (Rs 76.