Dubai man held by customs with Rs4 lakh in diamonds in Ahmedabad

A 30-year-old man was nabbed by the Customs for trying to smuggle 16 packets of synthetic diamond crystals valued at around Rs4.40 lakh. The man identified as one Rajkumar Virendrakumar had landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport at around 5.30 am on an Air Arabia flight (G9-481) from Sharjah.

A Customs official said that the officers on duty found something suspicious about the man and so screened his baggage. “The screening showed some black spots and on checking his baggage we found 16 packets of synthetic diamond crystals from him.

The packets were wrapped in black polythene so that it could escape detection,” said the official. Customs officials have booked the youth for evasion of duty.

They are now trying to find out whom were the diamonds meant for. Initial investigations have revealed that the youth was approached by a man in Sharjah who promised him Rs500 for each packet he will deliver to a man in Ajmer.

“The man was to take the packet to Ajmer from where the customer of the consignment was to contact him,” said an official. Synethetic diamond crystals are heavily used in the jewellery making and are also used for making diamond cutting and polishing tools.