Overview
- Customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, which ran a two-day operation between May 1 and May 2, seized contraband valued at more than Rs 1.79 crore.
- Officers registered two cases after spot profiling of Emirates passengers who carried electronic items, cosmetic goods, and cigarettes worth about Rs 84.37 lakh.
- Investigators recovered eight brown-tape-wrapped packets from the commodes of both rear aircraft lavatories during a detailed search.
- Officials seized 695 grams of 24 karat crude gold worth Rs 95.32 lakh from a SpiceJet passenger, and they placed the traveler under arrest.
- In parallel actions in the city, police seized 344 grams of mephedrone in Ulwe and 508 grams of heroin in Santacruz, arrested suspects under the NDPS Act, and opened linked probes into drug networks.