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Wrist Watch Worth Rs 27 Crore Seized By Customs At Delhi Airport
New Delhi, (IANS), Oct 6 : A Customs official on Thursday said a man was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport for smuggling one iPhone 14 pro and seven expensive wrist watches (out of which one was diamond studded) worth Rs 28 crore.
A senior official said that the passenger was held on the basis of APIS Profiling.
“We have booked a case of smuggling of seven highly precious wrist watches. One out of the watches is an extraordinarily exorbitant, customized billionaire piece made of gold and studded with diamonds.
One diamond studded gold bracelet and one iPhone 14 Pro was also seized,” the official said.
The official said that a detailed examination of the baggage and personal search of the passenger resulted in the recovery of the seven wrist watches, including Jacob & Co, Piaget Limelight Stella, Rolex Oyster, one diamond studded gold bracelet and one iPhone 14 having a total value of Rs 28,17,97,864,” the official said.
The said recovered goods has been seized under Section 110 of Customs act. The passenger has been placed under arrest in terms of Section 104 of the Customs Act, as the offence committed by him being non bailable and is covered under Section 135 of the Customs Act, news agency IANS said.
According to Commissioner of Customs at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport Zubair Riaz Kamili it is the biggest seizure, in value terms of commercial or luxury goods. “In value terms, it is equivalent to seizing around 60 kgs of gold in one instance,” he added.