Air India cabin crew caught smuggling over 1.4 kg gold at Kochi airport, probe underway

Air India Express cabin crew member held for smuggling 1.4 kg gold at Kochi airport

An Air India Express flight cabin crew has been arrested by the Customs for allegedly smuggling over 1.4 kg gold through Cochin International Airport near ..

Air India cabin crew caught smuggling over 1.4 kg gold at Kochi airport, probe underway

An Air India crew member was detained in Kerala, for attempting to smuggle gold. Shafi Sharaf, a Wayanad native, had 1,487 gm of gold paste wrapped around his forearms. He intended to enter the green customs clearing lane, which is for travellers without any dutiable goods to report while hiding the gold in his shirt sleeves, as reported by ANI.  The Customs Preventive Commissionerate, however, received confidential information that the Air Indi

Air India Express: Air India Express cabin crew member held in Kochi for gold smuggling

India News: KOCHI: An Air India Express flight cabin crew member has been arrested by the Customs for allegedly smuggling over 1.

Air India Cabin Crew, Who Was Arrested For Smuggling Gold, Suspended

"A member of the crew on an Air India Express flight IX 474 has been taken into custody following an incident involving smuggling. The said individual has been placed on suspension with immediate effect," the airline's statement read.

Gold smuggling: Air India cabin crew wraps 'paste' around arm under uniform shirt, caught at Kochi airport

The arrested Air India employee was identified as Shafi -- a native of Kerala's Wayanad district. He is being interrogated further. While it is the second such instance in 2023 alone, three such busts were reported at the CIAL since 2021.

Air India cabin crew caught smuggling gold under uniform

Shafi Sharaf, an Air India cabin crew member, was arrested in Kerala for attempting to smuggle gold. He was apprehended after arriving in Kochi from Bahrain.