Lok Sabha Question No. 4248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Gold Smuggling at IGIA
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

(a) No.

- Nil in view of (a) above.
- The details are given as under:

| Year                     |   Value of Gold Seized at IGIA (Rs: in Lakh) | Value of Silver Seized at IGIA in Lakh) (Rs:   | Action Taken against the Offenders                                                                                     |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                  |                                     16569.8  | 0                                              | Whenever  necessary, offenders were   arrested and action were taken them in terms of Customs Act; 1962. penal against |
| 2015-16                  |                                     15332.9  |                                                | Whenever  necessary, offenders were   arrested and action were taken them in terms of Customs Act; 1962. penal against |
| 2016-17                  |                                      4732.16 | 13.44                                          | Whenever  necessary, offenders were   arrested and action were taken them in terms of Customs Act; 1962. penal against |
| 2017-18(upto June, 2017) |                                      1684.25 | 0                                              | Whenever  necessary, offenders were   arrested and action were taken them in terms of Customs Act; 1962. penal against |

smuggling were booked and a total of 1.763 of gold was seized. No person was arrested on these occasions and action was taken as per the relevant provisions of the Customs 1962. gold Kg Act,

- (f) All possible preventive measures are taken to prevent smuggling of like issuance of alert, intelligence gathering, sharing and coordinating with other agencies. being gold

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +4248

TO BE ANSWERED ON ERIDAY Lth AUGUSL 2047 SHRAVANA 20, 1939 [SAKA]

## Gold Smuggling at IGIA

## t4248. SHRI NANA PATOLE: SHRIMATI BHA VANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been an increase in the number of cases of gold and silver smuggling at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA);
- (c) the action taken against the offenders with the value of and silver seized by the customs department; during the last three years and the current year; gold along
- (b) with the number of such cases reported the last three and the current year; along during years
- (d) whether  the customs officers   thwarted   three   attempts   of smuggling at the IGIA  airport recently, if So, the details thereof; gold
- (e) the total quantity of seized in these cases, total number of persons arrested with action taken the offenders; and along gold against -
- (f) the corrective steps taken by the Government to prevent the recurrence of such cases in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

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