Three passengers arriving from Kuala Lumpur on an IndiGo flight were also found carrying gold, according to details provided. | Photo Credit: File photo Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, seized 500 grams of ganja and multiple consignments of gold from passengers arriving on international flights from Bangkok, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur.In one case, officials seized 500 grams of ganja valued at ₹17.50 lakh from Ahmed Rahees, who arrived from Bangkok on an IndiGo flight. In a separate case, 133 grams of gold valued at ₹10,52,363 was seized from Akshil Suresh Bhai Patel, who arrived on a flight from Abu Dhabi.Three passengers arriving from Kuala Lumpur on an IndiGo flight were also found carrying gold, according to details provided.Officials seized 294.41 grams of gold valued at ₹39,10,353 from Vanitha Malaisamy.
Another passenger, Venkatesubramaniyan Shanmugam, was found carrying 398.35 grams of gold valued at ₹52,90,884. In the fifth case, 900 grams of gold valued at ₹1.305 crore was seized from Mohamed Abdullah Anas, who also arrived from Kuala Lumpur on flight 6E 1038.The five cases involved a total of 1,725.76 grams of gold valued at ₹2,37,03,600, in addition to the seizure of 500 grams of ganja valued at ₹17.50 lakh.
The total stated value of the seized gold and ganja amounts to ₹2,54,53,600 (approximately ₹2.55 crore).Customs officials suspect that the accused were working as mules for a syndicate that is under investigation. Published - October 25, 2026 07:36 pm IST