Updated On: 19 June, 2025 05:22 PM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
According to the customs department, an Indian passenger travelling from Mumbai to Dubai was caught by Mumbai Customs Zone-III officials with foreign currency and diamonds worth more than Rs 1.7 crore

Upon checking the passenger’s baggage and conducting a personal search, officials found Saudi Riyals and diamonds, Mumbai Customs said. Pic/Arranged by Samiullah Khan
Mumbai Customs on Thursday said that it has seized diamonds worth Rs 1.07 crore which were hidden in body cavity of a passenger at Mumbai airport.
According to the customs department, an Indian passenger travelling from Mumbai to Dubai was caught by Mumbai Customs Zone-III officials with foreign currency and diamonds worth more than Rs 1.7 crore.
It said that acting on specific intelligence, Mumbai Customs officials intercepted an Indian national at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI) who was about to board an Indigo flight to Dubai on June 17, 2025.