Catering staffer at Mumbai airport arrested for smuggling gold worth Rs 1.4 crore
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During interrogation, Alvares reportedly admitted that he was smuggling the gold on behalf of an unidentified passenger, who managed to evade authorities. His statement, recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962, confirmed his involvement in the possession, concealment, and carriage of smuggled goods.
However, Alvares's lawyer, Arun Gupta, argued that Customs have made his client a scapegoat by not arresting the passenger who actually smuggled the gold. Alvares was produced before a local court, which remanded him to judicial custody.
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