Delhi Customs recovers diamonds worth Rs 1.56 cr
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Customs has seized a consignment of diamonds of 1,082 carat weight valued at Rs. 1.56 crore being smuggled overseas, the Ministry of Finance said.
The Air Cargo Export Commissionerate, Delhi made the seizure on December 16 on the basis of suspicion while examining a consignment declared as ‘plastic hot fix’ with a value of Rs. 5000, the ministry said in a statement.
On examination, a packet containing pouches of cut and polished diamonds was found concealed very ingeniously in the packets of’ plastic hot fix’.
The packet of diamonds also had the hotfix pasted on it to avoid detection.
The said consignment was destined for Hong Kong. This appears to be a unique case of sending diamonds out of the country through concealment in the parcels through air cargo.
This is one of the largest seizures of polished diamond at Air Cargo Export, Delhi in recent times. Further, Investigations are on.
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