Passenger Caught With Raw Diamonds Worth Rs 2 Crore At Surat Airport
NDTV
The passenger was first subjected to a partial pat down search followed by a full body frisking, leading to the recovery of a total 1,092 gms of raw or unpolished diamonds.
A Dubai-bound Indian passenger was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the Surat airport for allegedly concealing raw diamonds worth more than Rs 2 crore, officials said on Sunday.
A senior CISF officer said the passenger Sanjaybhai Moradiya was intercepted around 8:30 am on Saturday when he was undergoing security frisking at the airport before taking an Indigo airlines international flight.
The passenger was first subjected to a partial pat down search followed by a full body frisking, leading to the recovery of a total 1,092 gms of raw or unpolished diamonds hidden in his ankle socks and undergarments, he added.