Customs intercept man with 717.95 carat diamond

Dec 29, 2021

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), December 29 : Officials of the Directorate of Revenue and Chennai AIU intercepted a passenger with 717.95 carats of African-origin uncut Blood diamonds in the Chennai airport on December 18.
According to Customs, Rs 10.89 lakh was recovered from his check-in baggage.
They have booked him under the Customs Act, 1962. The man was flying from Dubai.

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