The Mumbai zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday said that it intercepted an alleged international gold smuggler at Nagpur airport and seized gold worth around Rs 1.80 crore from the suspect. 

In an official statement, the NCB said, in pursuance of intensive operational activity and active intelligence, the NCB Mumbai intercepted an international gold smuggler along with 3.35397 kgs of gold at Nagpur airport. The person was coming from Saudi Arabia and was to handover the seized gold to another person. However, due to heightened security and recent seizures of drugs and other prohibited items at Mumbai and other major international airports in the region, a plan was schemed to smuggle a consignment through any other international airport.