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Custom Officials At IGI Airport Detain Man With Gold Worth Rs 1 Crore
Gold weighing 2.5 kilograms and worth Rs 1 crore was seized by the Customs Department at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on November 16. Reportedly, the gold was hidden in a life jacket which was found under the seat of a SpiceJet flight from Dubai. The suspected passenger said he was asked to leave the gold on the flight. The accused has been detained for… read-more
Tags: Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, gold, SpiceJet Airlines, Seized
Courtesy: ANI
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Delhi Witnesses Waterlogging, Power Cut; Highest Rainfall In Last 46 Years
Indira Gandhi International Airport's (IGIA) forecourt is flooded with water after heavy rainfall hits Delhi-NCR on Sept 11. Following the incident, the Airport authorities requested an immediate solution through a tweet. The city recorded 1,100mm of rainfall, the highest in the last 46 years leading to waterlogging, power cuts, diversion & cancellation of flights. However, IMD had issued an… read-more
Tags: HEAVY RAINFALL, Delhi, Delhi Airport, Indira Gandhi International Airport, IMD
Courtesy: India Today
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India: Two Zambian Men Held For Smuggling Heroin Worth Rs. 7.36 Cr
Two Zambian men were held at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi for allegedly smuggling heroin worth Rs 7.36 crore into India on July 7. The accused were arrested on their arrival from Johannesburg via Addis Ababa on June 27. The men concealed the drug in capsule-like substances inside their abdomen. A total of 106 capsules of 1.05kg of heroin were recovered.
Tags: Heroin, Smuggling, Indira Gandhi International Airport, X-Rays, Zambian Men
Courtesy: NDTV
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Delhi: Customs Officials Nab Smugglers At Airport, Heroin Worth Rs 7.5 Cr Seized
Heroin weighing 18 kgs worth Rs 7.5 crores have been seized by the Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on July 1. The shipment was hidden in a parcel containing bangles and was being smuggled from Africa to an address in Delhi. Besides, last week, officials at Delhi airport had arrested two South Africans smuggling Rs 126 crores of heroin to Delhi, who were part of a syndicate.
Tags: Heroin, Delhi, Indira Gandhi International Airport, bangles, Delhi Airport, South Africa, smuggle
Courtesy: NDTV
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Alliance Air De-boards 4 'Unruly' Flyers For Ignoring COVID Norms
Complying with newly-introduced government direction, Alliance Air’s Jammu-Delhi flight on March 16 de-boarded four passengers for flouting COVID-19 norms. The airlines termed the passengers as 'unruly/disruptive passengers' as they repeatedly ignored cabin-crew’s warning on not wearing the mask properly. Later, they were handed over to security personnel at the Delhi Airport. Recently, the Director General of Civil Aviation had issued orders… read-more
Tags: Delhi, Indira Gandhi International Airport, jammu, Covid protocol
Courtesy: LiveMint
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NIA Nabs Khalistani Terrorist At Delhi International Airport
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Cyprus-deported Khalistani terrorist from Delhi International Airport. Identified as Gurjeet Singh Nijjar, the NIA arrested him for plotting to revive Sikh militancy along with his two associates - Harpal and Moin Khan. Nijjar, with his aides, has posted videos and images lauding Operation Blue Star, Babbar Khalsa International, and other militants. Reportedly, the NIA had filed charge-… read-more
Tags: Khalistani terrorist, NIA, Cyprus, Indira Gandhi International Airport
Courtesy: Outlook
