At least 14 Kenyans are among 18 people being held in India after they were arrested at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport while they were allegedly trying to smuggle gold and diamonds.
Reports indicate that the 18 individuals were arrested by Customs officers on Tuesday and Wednesday this week with processed gold and diamonds.
Addressing the press moments after the arrests, the Customs officers noted that during a routine frisking and scanning procedure Tuesday, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officers found suspicious objects inside the laptop of one of the passengers.
The passenger who was planning to flow to Bangkok, Thailand, from Idian was arrested on Tuesday, February 1,1 and handed over to the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the airport for further interrogation.
