A customs superintendent has been arrested for accepting Rs 30,000 for allowing a person to carry a gold chain worth Rs 1.5 lakh from Dubai without paying customs duty at Mumbai international airport.
The CBI has also booked four customs officials for allegedly accepting bribes.
Officials said a case was registered on February 17 against a superintendent posted at the Mumbai international airport and a havaldar for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 7,000 via Gpay for allowing the complainant to carry an iphone from Dubai without paying duty.
In the second case, a customs inspector at Mumbai international airport and a havaldar from the department were booked for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 via Gpay for allowing the complainant to pass without paying duty for an iphone and gold jewellery bought from Dubai.