Customs officers at Indira Gandhi Worldwide (IGI) Airport arrested a lady passenger for trying to smuggle 26 iPhone 16 Professional Max units into India from Hong Kong. The telephones, with an estimated market worth exceeding Rs 37 lakh, have been discovered hid contained in the passenger’s self-importance bag, wrapped in tissue paper.
Appearing on particular intelligence inputs, customs authorities intercepted the girl upon her arrival in Delhi.”Based mostly on intelligence, Delhi Airport Customs intercepted a woman passenger travelling from Hong Kong to Delhi carrying 26 iPhone 16 Professional Max hid inside her self-importance bag,” an official spokesperson advised ANI.
Delhi Customs intercepts lady passenger with 26 iPhones 16 professional max at IGI airport
The iPhone 16 collection, launched earlier this month, consists of Apple‘s most premium flagship telephone, the Professional Max mannequin. In India, costs for the iPhone 16 Professional Max begin at Rs 1,44,900 for the 256GB variant.
In the meantime, within the Hong Kong the identical 256GB storage variant prices HK$ 1,099, which converts to round Rs 1,09,913. So, there’s a distinction of Rs 34,987 between the worth of iPhone 16 Professional Max within the two nations.
The arrested lady has been booked beneath the Customs Act, 1962. Authorities proceed their probe to establish any accomplices and dismantle the smuggling racket.
Customs officers have indicated that additional investigations are underway to uncover any potential networks concerned within the smuggling operation.
