Customs officials seize cigarettes, gutka and gold worth over ₹15 lakh at RGIA

Customs Department officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) seized contraband cigarettes, gutka and gold collectively valued at over ₹15 lakh in two separate cases on Tuesday (February 10, 2026), based on passenger profiling in Hyderabad.

In the first case, Customs officials intercepted two passengers arriving from Dubai on flight EK 524. Upon inspection, authorities seized 77,800 sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes and 2,340 pouches of gutka, together valued at ₹8.01 lakh.

In another case on the same day, based on Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) profiling, officials intercepted a passenger arriving from Jeddah on flight 6E 68. During examination of the baggage, 44.40 grams of gold valued at ₹7.09 lakh was found concealed inside an iron press.

Further investigation is underway in both cases.