Customs nab smuggler at Hyderabad airport, seize iPhones, gold

Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of customs at RGIA, Hyderabad seized Rs 50 lakh worth iPhone 7s, gold and other valuables from a passenger.

Smuggler Arrested

The passenger arrived from Dubai by Air India flight (AI 952), was arrested under the Customs Act.

As per reports, the AIU sleuths detained the person for questioning early on Thursday after he walked towards the 'green channel'.

Valuables seized

During the search, 24 iPhone 7 pieces, four iPad pros, eight iPhone 7 battery cases, 30 pieces of iPod touch, 661 grams of gold, 5.2 kilos of saffron (Iranian origin), 2880 foreign manufactured cigarettes and 700 RMD brand gutkha packets were recovered from the accused.

Later the person revealed that he was smuggling the gadgets for his Mumbai based customers.

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