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A Passenger Who Tried To Smuggle Diamonds Worth Dh2.8m Into Dubai Has Been Nabbed
So the story goes that a smuggler planned to smuggle diamonds worth Dh2.8m into Dubai, but guess what? He didn’t even make it here. He was caught before boarding the flight to Dubai at an airport in the southern Indian city of Chennai.
The Chennai customs has even released a video of the diamonds. Gosh, there’s so many of ‘em.
Based on specific intel, Chennai Customs AIU Officers intercepted a pax bound to Dubai via flight EK-543 on 28.12.2021. Diamonds (1052.72 Carat) val’d @ ₹ 5.76 crore ingeniously concealed in telescopic handle of stroller suitcase, recovered/ seized under C.A.1962. Pax Arrested. pic.twitter.com/EDcsOAeYul
— Chennai Customs (@ChennaiCustoms) December 29, 2021
He actually tried to hide them well, as he placed them inside the handle of his stroller suitcase. But, guess it wasn’t enough for him to bypass the watchful Indian customs officials.
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