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Home  >  India • Singapore Airlines  >  Singapore Airlines FA Arrested for Gold Smuggling
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Singapore Airlines FA Arrested for Gold Smuggling

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 26, 2018January 26, 2018 5 Comments

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In a world of tariffs and walls, one professional has an easier time than most in clearing borders with minimal scrutiny: a flight attendant. But even FAs are not immune from random inspections.

A Singapore Airlines FA was arrested at in New Delhi (DEL) after he was found with 1,048 grams (37 ounces or 1.04KG) of undeclared gold on his person.

The gold was concealed under his uniform in the form of a gold chain and bracelet. It is not clear how he was caught, but he spilled the beans when confronted. He revealed to authorities that he was to meet an agent in a five-star hotel in Delhi to exchange the gold for a 500SGD ($383) courier fee. Authorities confiscated the gold.

Gold imports are taxed at 10% under 1KG and about 36% over 1KG. The Indian government uses the daily spot rate to determine the value of gold. It is thus no surprise that paying a FA $383 to avoid steep duties may generally be worth the gamble for an unscrupulous dealer.

In a statement, Singapore Airlines (SIA) only confirms that a member of its cabin crew was detained. Citing confidentiality, it declines to provide any further information.

SIA confirms that a member of its cabin crew operating on SIA flight SQ402 on Jan 22 was detained by Delhi Customs authorities.

SIA will provide full co-operation to the investigating authorities. We are unable to provide details of the crew member concerned due to confidential reasons.

CONCLUSION

The moral of the story is again that lawbreaking does not pay. This FA will likely be sacked from Singapore Airlines and has now not only lost his career, but is disgraced and may not find work elsewhere ever again.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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5 Comments

  1. AlohaDaveKennedy Reply
    January 26, 2018 at 9:17 am

    What is this – amateur hour for gold smuggling? Over here in Miami U.S. District Judge Robert Scola just closed out a $3.6 billion money-laundering conspiracy involving gold smuggling. That only got press because it was a slow news day. Miami is back in business. Let the left coast legalize drugs, but when they find they can’t legally get the cash into the federal banking system, Miami has business solutions. Yacht and exotic car sales, turnkey businesses (AKA long empty commercial properties), condo construction projects, creative gold recycling – we gotcha lefties covered.

  2. John S Reply
    January 26, 2018 at 10:33 am

    The ridiculous part of this story is that India imposes any kind of tariff on taking gold across borders. Gold has few industrial uses (although there are some limited ones for small quantities). Physical gold is essentially the same as cash. This is the equivalent of imposing a currency control. Those have never worked, and they never will. All they do is create smuggling. This isn’t drugs or anything harmful; it’s a person’s funds. India needs to grow up.

  3. Andy K Reply
    January 26, 2018 at 12:49 pm

    Why not just wear the gold chain and bracelet and pass it off as something that he owned? He is an idiot for confessing. Maybe there were coercion tactics used by the Indians. The title and picture made it sound like he was smuggling wafers or coins. Gold jewelry is hardly an efficient way to launder money.

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