Mumbai Airport Customs Seizes ₹14 Cr Contraband; 8 Arrested, Including Staff

• Mumbai Customs seized contraband worth ₹14.30 crore in five separate cases at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport over two days.
• Seizures included hydroponic weed, diamonds, and gold, highlighting a significant crackdown on smuggling operations.
• Eight individuals were arrested, comprising seven passengers and one airport employee, for their involvement in the smuggling.
• Two cases involved passengers arriving from Bangkok with cannabis, while another involved a Bangladeshi national and an airport employee in a gold smuggling attempt.
• The Customs Department is conducting thorough interrogations of all passengers following these high-profile arrests.

Why It Matters: Mumbai Customs' major crackdown at the airport led to ₹14.30 Cr contraband seizure and 8 arrests.