INDIA
A 17-year-old boy and his father were on Thursday held by the air intelligence unit of the Mumbai airport customs for smuggling Rs72 lakh and iridium powder worth Rs60 lakh.
A 17-year-old boy and his father were on Thursday held by the air intelligence unit of the Mumbai airport customs for smuggling Rs72 lakh and iridium powder worth Rs60 lakh. The powder is used to polish and enhance the weight of gold.
The incident took place when the teenager, a resident of Ahmedabad, boarded a Jet Airways flight to Dubai. The minor, a college student, was offloaded by the airline staff after they noticed powder in his luggage. He was later frisked by customs officers led by Sameer Wankhede, assistant commissioner of customs.
The officers found Rs72 lakh covered in rectangular packets at the bottom of the boy’s bag. “He covered the currency notes with ripe tamarinds to ensure that if anybody touched it, they would remove their hands immediately because of the sticky pod-like fruit,” said a senior customs officer.
The boy’s father, Mohammad Abdul Kader Rangrez, who was waiting for his son in Dubai, boarded a flight to Mumbai after he got to know that his son was offloaded.
He was arrested while he was waiting for his son at the arrival area at Mumbai airport. Rangrez has a business of electronic items, watches and clothes.
The officers checked the passports of the father-son duo and found that the boy had travelled abroad 32 times while Rangrez went overseas on 30 occasions.
The boy first came to Mumbai from Ahmedabad and then went to Hong Kong to collect the consignment. He was on his way to Dubai from Mumbai when he was held. The incident was confirmed by PM Salim, customs commissioner. He said they will investigate the case from all angles.
Customs officers are investigating if hawala money was involved and if more people are part of the racket. “We are also looking at the terrorism angle as Indian money was being taken abroad. The duo said they earned Rs2 lakh as profit with every consignment,” the officer said.
Officers said the minor was a tough nut to crack and did not cooperate during the investigation.
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