Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport have arrested an Indian couple from Vietnam after 45 guns worth over ₹22 lakh was seized from two bags in their possession.
“They admitted (they had) previously smuggled 25 pieces of guns having a value of over ₹12 lakh,” a senior customs official at the national capital’s IGI airport told news agency.
“Ballistics reports will confirm whether the guns are real or not… but, in a preliminary report, NSG (National Security Guard, the country’s elite counter-terrorism unit) has confirmed that the guns are fully functional and can be used,” the official told news agency.
Visuals shared by news agency on Twitter showed a frightening collection of handguns neatly laid out on a table. More guns were seen tossed into a plastic bag.
It is unclear how the guns and the couple – who have not been identified so far – escaped security checks while leaving Vietnam.
Further details on this story are awaited.