Delhi Customs seize outbound undeclared diamonds valued at Rs. 1.56 crore

On December 16, 2021, the Delhi Customs confiscated a shipment of 1,082 carat diamonds being shipped out of India. On suspicion, authorities from the Air Cargo Export Commissionerate in Delhi checked a shipment labelled ‘plastic hot fix‘ with a value of Rs. 5000/-.

Upon examination, a packet containing pouches of cut and polished diamonds was discovered cleverly disguised in packs of ‘plastic hot fix.’ To evade detection, the hot fix was also put on the diamond package. The discovered diamonds are worth Rs. 1.56 crore. The package in question was bound for Hong Kong. This appears to be a one-of-a-kind case of diamonds being sent out of the nation by concealment in air freight parcels.

This is one of the greatest polished diamond seizures at Air Cargo Export in recent memory. Furthermore, investigations are underway.