Delhi Customs seize outbound undeclared diamonds worth Rs 1.56 crore

New Delhi, Dec 17: The Delhi Customs seized a consignment of diamonds being sent out of India, having 1,082 carat weight, on December 16, an official statement said on Friday.
The detected diamonds were valued at Rs 1.56 crore.
The officers of Air Cargo Export Commissionerate, Delhi, on the basis of suspicion, examined a consignment declared as ‘plastic hot fix’ with a value of Rs 5000.
On examination, a packet containing pouches of cut and polished diamonds was found concealed very ingeniously in the packets of’ plastic hot fix’.
The packet of diamonds also had the hot fix pasted on it to avoid detection.
The said consignment was destined for Hong Kong.
It was one of the largest seizures of polished diamond at Air Cargo Export, Delhi, in recent times.