Carrying 45 Guns Of Various Types Using Bags, This Husband And Wife Couple Was Arrested At The Airport

Officers show the firearms that were recovered from a husband and wife from India. (Source: Delhi Customs via The National News)

JAKARTA - Don't ever try to think about importing or removing goods, even if it's legal, from and to a country through an airport without a permit. Because it will be considered smuggling. Especially if what is being smuggled is prohibited goods.

As experienced by this husband and wife from India, they have to deal with security forces, because they were caught carrying firearms from abroad when they arrived at their country's airport.

Not half-hearted, the number of firearms type of pistols carried by both of them reached 45 pieces of various models and brands. Both were immediately arrested and questioned.

The couple, identified as Jagjeet Singh (41) and Jaswinder Kaur (31) were secured by customs officers at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India last Wednesday.

Arriving by plane on a flight from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam with their baby girl, officers found the two trolley bags the couple was carrying full of firearms.

The total value of the 45 firearms is estimated at 2.25 million Indian rupees, according to the New Delhi Customs Office, reported The National News on July 14.

While ballistic test reports to confirm whether the weapons are genuine are still pending, an elite counter-terrorism unit inspected and confirmed the weapons were fully functional and usable with 22-caliber shells, according to customs officials.

As a result of initial investigations, the pair were apparently given a bag by Singh's brother who landed on the same day. He later exited the airport, according to officials.

The couple then removed and destroyed the labels of the two bags, officials said.

Interestingly, during interrogation, the couple claimed they were told that buying pistols from abroad and selling them in India was legal.

Officials added that before Wednesday's arrest, they had smuggled 25 weapons worth 1.25 million Indian rupees in the past.