On Tuesday, Air Intelligence Unit got information about the smuggling of these gold bars and some foreign currency.
Three cases of Gold bars worth ₹2.59 crore were found under passenger seats of an aircraft at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. This aircraft had arrived from Dubai.  AIU found that gold bars were wrapped using black adhesive tapes.
In another case, a flier Ramanlal Waghela, was arrested for allegedly carrying foreign currency. That currency was concealed in two cylindrical cardboards and also wrapped using aluminium foil. The foreign currency includes $29,200 and 68,000 dirham. AIU reported that foreign currency is concealed and taken to Dubai to buy gold which is smuggled back into India.