Mumbai Customs Seize Rs 10 Crore Worth of Contraband and Rs 6.64 Crore Gold

Mumbai Customs officials have seized a massive quantity of contraband, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco/gutkha, valued at over Rs 10 crore from the Taloja area of Mumbai. The operation, conducted on June 25, resulted in the confiscation of approximately 10,000 kgs of goods, totaling around 74 lakh sticks of cigarettes.

On June 25, 2024, the Airport Commissionerate, Mumbai Customs Zone III, carried out the destruction of the confiscated items at the Mumbai Waste Management Limited facility in Taloja.

Earlier, between June 11 and 13, Mumbai Customs seized over 10.50 kg of gold valued at Rs 6.64 crore in 15 cases. The gold was found concealed in various ingenious ways, including under bus seats, inside the wheels of trolley suitcases, and both on and inside the bodies of the individuals involved. Five people were arrested in connection with these seizures.