367 iPhones worth Rs 3.19 crore seized by Delhi
Customs Department
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A total of 367 iPhones with an estimated market value of Rs 3.19 crore were seized at NCT by Special Investigation and
Intelligence Branch (SIIB) and ACC Export Commissionerate
A total
of 367 iPhones
with
an estimated market value of Rs 3.19 crore were seized
at NCT by Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) and ACC Export Commissionerate, informed Delhi Customs on Thursday.
The phones
were concealed in eight courier parcels declared as household goods shipped from
Riyadh.
Further details are awaited.
SIIB, ACC Export Commissionerate
intercepted & seized 222 Iphones of various models,
173 used laptops, 4391 bottles of food supplements, 10 Sony PS 5 & cosmetics
with overall market value of around Rs 2.50Cr at NCT,
Delhi. Goods were misdeclared as household goods from
Dubai.
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Customs Seizes 222 IPhones, Laptops Worth Over Rs 2.5 Crore at Delhi Airport
At Delhi airport, customs officials confiscated 222 iPhones of
various models, as well as numerous electronic goods and other items worth Rs 2.5 crore.
On Saturday,
June 5 customs authorities confiscated 222 iPhones of various models, as well as
numerous electronic products and other commodities, with a total estimated worth
of over Rs 2.5 crore from Delhi airport's new courier
terminal, officials said. The goods were mislabeled as Dubai household products.
According to Delhi Custom, Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB)
of Air Cargo Customs Export Commissionerate seized 222
iPhones, 173 used laptops, 4391 bottles of food supplements, 10 Sony PS 5 and cosmetics
with an overall market value of around Rs 2.50 crore at
New Courier Terminal.
Laptop seizure at customs
In a
similar incident, The Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) and the
ACC Export Commissionerate seized 367 iPhones worth Rs 3.19 crore in the NCT on Thursday. The phones were hidden in eight courier boxes
from Riyadh that were labelled as household supplies.
Similarly,
on June 1, 2021, Delhi Airport Customs detained an Indian passenger who arrived
from Riyadh through Dubai on aircraft EK 510 for smuggling two metal rods of gold
totalling 1428 grammes (worth
Rs. 64.75 lakhs) ingeniously hidden within the check-in
suitcase. Delhi custom Tweeted, "Delhi Airport Customs arrested an Indian Pax who arrived from Riyadh via Dubai by flight EK 510 on 01/06/2021,
for smuggling 2 metal rods of gold weighing 1428gms in total (value Rs. 64.75 lakhs) ingeniously concealed inside the check-in bag."
Customs check at Delhi airport
After
being cleared by an Immigration Officer and receiving delivery of his or her baggage,
if any, from the conveyor belts, every passenger entering India must go through
a Customs check. The passenger has the option of obtaining Customs clearance through
one of two methods:
(i) The Green
Channel is for passengers who do not have any dutiable or restricted products with
them.
(ii) Passengers
with dutiable or forbidden products must use the Red Channel.