Customs arrest Ugandan woman with heroin worth Rs 14 crore at Delhi airport
India | December 21, 2021 23:06 ISTThe value of the seized narcotic is approximately pegged at Rs 14.14 crore as per the prevailing international prices.
The value of the seized narcotic is approximately pegged at Rs 14.14 crore as per the prevailing international prices.
A total of 35 rapid RT-PCR testing machines are functional and with this the passengers screening and testing time will be reduced to even 30 minutes for the passengers coming from the abroad.
Other major airports, including at Hyderabad and Bengaluru, are also stepping up efforts to deal with the emerging situation in the wake of concerns over the new coronavirus variant 'Omicron'.
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic that broke out last year, operations were halted at the domestic airport terminal.
During the search, 951 grams of gold in form of dentures and a metallic chain was recovered from them.
Earlier on Friday, security was increased after a threat call was received to seize the Delhi airport.
The Delhi Police arrested at least 99 persons in an operation launched last year to crack down on a racket that helped people travel abroad illegally on fake papers such as passports and visas, officials said on Saturday.
Air India, Vistara, and IndiGo carrying Indian nationals from Kabul landed at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport Terminal 3 on Sunday Morning.
Officials said the man arrived from the US on an Air India flight that reached the Indira Gandhi International Airport around midnight.
The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport at New Delhi reportedly received a bomb threat on Saturday, following which security arrangements remained heightened on Sunday morning. the IGI police station warned the Airport Operations Control Centre about a potential terrorist attack led by the Al Qaeda outfit.
As per an official statement by the IGI Airport, after investigation the threat was found "non-specific" and Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) was terminated from the airport.
Two Ugandan nationals have been arrested by customs officials at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for smuggling heroin valued at Rs 68 crore. They were intercepted by the officials after their arrival from Doha on Sunday.
Nijjar, Harpal Singh and Moin Khan were active on social media platforms and had hatched a criminal conspiracy to revive Sikh militancy for the ultimate aim of formation of a separate state of Khalistan, the official said.
With the arrest of a mastermind Rajendra Mallick, IGI Airport Unit of Delhi police has busted a racket involved in duping people by providing fake jobs at IGI airport.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has bagged the second position amongst the world's safest airports. The barometer is considered among the world's largest and most comprehensive tools to monitor traveller health and safety protocols.
A fresh batch of ink is being used in the COVID-19 quarantine stamp for international passengers at the Delhi international airport after a Congress leader complained about pain and itchiness due to the chemical used in it, said senior government officials on Monday.
Air India One, a highly secured VVIP aircraft modelled on US President's aircraft 'Air Force One', arrived at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday.
The facility, to be set up by a private laboratory empanelled by the Delhi government for Covid testing, is expected to be operational by mid-September.
People arriving from abroad in India will be required to go through a test for coronavirus at the airport and won't be required for an institutional quarantine period if results are found to be negative. However, the proposal is yet to get approval from the health ministry.
National capital's IGI Airport has been kept on high alert following swarm of locusts were spotted near to the key installation.
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