A passenger was caught with rough diamonds valued at $262,000 as he prepared to board a flight from Surat, India, to Dubai.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel found parcels of diamonds weighing a total of 1.092kg, concealed in his socks and underpants.
The suspect, named by CISF as Sanjaybhai Moradiya, a Katargam-based diamond trader, was given a partial pat-down at security, followed by a full body frisk.
He’d been due to take an Indigo airlines flight. Rough diamonds exported from India are taxed at five per cent (just over $13,000 in this case).
BRON: Idex 17-6-2024
