Home / Crime and Justice / Dubai Flight Smuggles ₹4.26 Cr Gold in Aircraft Lavatory
Dubai Flight Smuggles ₹4.26 Cr Gold in Aircraft Lavatory
13 Jun
Summary
- Gold worth over ₹4.26 crore was seized by customs officials.
- The gold was concealed within a speaker box in an aircraft lavatory.
- The seizure occurred on an IndiGo flight arriving from Dubai.
On Friday, June 12, 2026, customs officials at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport made a substantial seizure of smuggled gold. The total value of the confiscated gold exceeded ₹4.26 crore.
The gold was ingeniously concealed within a speaker box, which was situated in the front lavatory of an IndiGo aircraft. This particular flight, identified as 6E-1478, had recently arrived from Dubai.
Aircraft engineers assisted customs officials in locating and retrieving two pouches wrapped in black plastic tape from their hiding place. The discovery was made during a thorough search conducted on the aircraft following its arrival.
Disclaimer: This story has been auto-aggregated and auto-summarised by a computer program. This story has not been edited or created by the Feedzop team.
