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Bengaluru: Couple lands at KIA with iPhones worth Rs2.8 crore; held
Kemmannu News Network, 01-03-2021 13:45:33
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Print BENGALURU: In the biggest bust of cellphone smuggling so far at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), a couple with 206 iPhones worth a whopping Rs 2.8 crore in their baggage has landed in the custody of Bangalore Customs sleuths.
The accused, who are of Indian origin with the US passports, arrived in Air France AF 194 at the airport in the wee hours of Saturday. An MUV and 37 bankcards have also been seized from them.
Sources said officials found something amiss about the baggage of the 49-year-old man and his 38-year-old wife and a detailed examination revealed numerous small black boxes. They contained 206 sealed iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max cellphones worth Rs 2,74,19,400 in the Indian market, sources added.
The couple had left for France from Mumbai on February 13, 2021 and came to Bengaluru with large quantities of smuggled iPhones. Officials suspect they were acting at the behest of an international smuggling racket with strong links in Bengaluru and the phones were for illegal sale here. Probe revealed the couple had a Maruti Ertiga MUV meant for transportation of the smuggled. They were also in possession of 37 credit and debit cards of various banks.
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