Articles worth Rs 2 crore seized at Kolkata airport

Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) Customs authorities seized smuggled goods valued at around Rs 2 crore at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata, an official said on Tuesday.

On Monday, articles were intercepted from 15 passengers travelling from Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore to the city.

A Customs spokesperson said, "On September 26, Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted 2,717 cartons of cigarette, 1956 wrist watches, 98 laptops and 16 iPhones at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport valued around Rs 2 crore from 15 passengers travelling from Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore to Kolkata."