206 latest model i-phones worth Rs 2.75 crore, car seized at airport from US couple

BENGALURU: In the biggest ever seizure of phones at the Kempegowda International Airport, 206 latest model i-phones were seized by Airport customs officials from a couple, both US citizens on Saturday. A car waiting at the airport to take this consignment to Hyderabad by road was also seized by the Air Intelligence unit, said highly placed airport sources.

The couple, who had reached KIA at 3.30 am via an Air France flight (AF 194) from Paris has been arrested and produced in court. They are remanded in judicial custody till March 12.