DRI seizes iPhone 13 worth Rs 43 crore at Mumbai airport

In a major swoop, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a iPhone smuggling racket and seized goods valued Rs 43 crore at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.

Based on specific intelligence, the DRI inspected two consignments at the Air Cargo Complex, in which these phones were found.

The consignment had arrived from Hong Kong.

The seizure includes iPhone 13 Pro (2,245), iPhone 13 Pro Max (1,401), Google Pixel 6 Pro (12) and Apple Smart Watch (1).

“In the import documents, the goods were declared as memory cards,” DRI officials said.

Thus, a total of 3,646 iPhone-13 mobile phones were found in the intercepted consignments. The goods were seized under the Customs Act, 1962.