CISF Nabbed Passenger With Egg Shaped Yellow Metal (gold) In Paste Form Weighing About 810 Gms (worth Approx Rs. 50 Lakhs)

New Delhi 18.07.2023 : On 18.07.2023 at about 0500 hrs, on the basis of behaviour detection, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff of Terminal-3, IGI Delhi noticed suspicious activities of a visitor at arrival forecourt area. He was later identified as Khalid Maksud, (ID not carried by him). On strong suspicion he was intercepted by CISF surveillance and intelligence team and on enquiry he admitted that he was involved in gold smuggling and approached to arrival forecourt area to receive gold from an International arrival passenger. Further, surveillance and intelligence team left the location and the visitor was kept under observation by physical and electronics means.

Later at about 0515 hrs, it was observed that the visitor met with an international passenger later identified as Ranjeet Singh (Indian) arrived from Sharjah by Air Arabia Flight No. G9 463 (STA 0400 hrs) and approached near Metro building (inside washroom).

On strong suspicion of involvement in Gold smuggling, both, the passenger and the visitor were intercepted by surveillance and intelligence staff of CISF. They were brought to the Customs office for further interrogation, where a joint interrogation was carried out by CISF and Customs officials. Later, the passenger and the visitor accepted that they were involved in gold smuggling. Later, 03 egg shaped yellow metal (gold) in paste form weight approx 810 gms (INR approx 50 lakhs) recovered from the rectum of the said passenger. The passenger and the visitor alongwith recovered yellow metal (gold) were handed over to Custom officials for further action in the matter.