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A limited edition Jacob & Co Billionaire White Diamonds watch, six expensive Rolex and Piaget watches, an iPhone 14 and a diamond-studded gold bracelet were recovered from a passenger at the Delhi International Airport Tuesday.
Delhi customs said this is one of the biggest and most expensive hauls. All the items were being smuggled to India from Dubai by a passenger.
The Jacob & Co watch is worth Rs 27 crore and is made with 18K white gold ornaments. The jeweller and watch company is known for its fine-quality pieces since 1986. The Rolex watches are worth Rs 15-20 lakh each while the Piaget watch is worth more than Rs 30 lakh. Officials said a watch worth Rs 28 crore is “extraordinarily exorbitant, a customised billionaire piece made of gold and studded with diamonds”.
Sources told The Indian Express that they caught a Gujarat-based jeweller at the airport with all the watches and phones.
The seized watches belong to international premium luxury brands including Jacob & Co and Rolex pic.twitter.com/Cjz1raonhR
— Delhi Customs (Airport & General) (@AirportGenCus) October 6, 2022
“The man said he bought all the luxury items for his family and clients, but we don’t think that’s true. He looks like a middleman. The items are usually bought by rich and small clientele. The man even had a booking for the Taj Hotel that has not been made from his account. We think someone was paying him to bring watches and jewellery to India. We are questioning him,” said the source.
The man came from Dubai and landed in Delhi in the afternoon. Based on the passenger investigation system, the customs officials check passengers’ records and behaviour, and he was caught while trying to exit the security check area.
Commissioner (Delhi Customs) Zubair Riaz Kamili said “In commercial/ luxury goods, it is the biggest seizure in terms of value at the IGI Airport. It is equivalent to seizing around 60 kg of gold at once.” The accused has been arrested in a non-bailable offence and the watches have been seized under the Customs Act.
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