Passenger Held for Hiding Gold in e-scooter at Delhi Airport

Delhi Customs has arrested a passenger arriving from Jeddah after recovering 869.5 grams of 24-carat gold ingeniously concealed inside the tyres of an electric scooter at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.

The seizure was made on August 6 by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Terminal 1 following intelligence inputs and passenger profiling, Delhi Customs said in a post on X.

The passenger, who travelled from Jeddah to Delhi via Mumbai on IndiGo flight 6E-6133, was intercepted after arriving at the



airport.

According to customs officials, the flyer was carrying household goods along with an electric scooter as part of the checked-in baggage. 

During X-ray screening, officers detected suspicious images in the luggage, prompting a detailed examination of the scooter, even though the passenger did not trigger the Door Frame Metal Detector (DFMD).

The inspection revealed 19 cut pieces of 24-carat gold, weighing a total of 869.5 grams (net weight), concealed inside the solid core of the e-scooter’s tyres in an apparent attempt to evade customs checks.