New Delhi: Customs have achieved a major breakthrough at Delhi airport amid the Corona crisis in which customs officials on Saturday recovered a total of 222 iPhones and several electronic goods of different models from the new courier terminal of Delhi airport. Officials said the total estimated price is at least 2. 5 crores or more.

In addition to 222 iPhones, 173 used laptops, 4391 bottles of food supplements, 10 Sony PS 5 and Takriban 2 by Special Investigation and Intelligence Branch (SIIB) of Air Cargo Customs Export Commissionerate of Delhi Customs. Cosmetics worth a total market value of Rs 50 crore have also been recovered. The same goods were brought from Dubai by calling them household goods. Earlier on Thursday, the Customs Department sent an estimated 3 from Riyadh. 367 iPhone worth Rs 19 crore were recovered.

Officials said the iPhones were hidden in eight courier parcels which were said to be household items. Officials said the phones came from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. In 367 iPhones, 154 are of 'iPhone 12 Pro', 12 'IPhone 12 Pro Max', one 'iPhone 11 Pro' and 200 'iPhone XS' models and are priced at about 3 in the market. 19 crores. He said customs officers had seized them from the new courier terminal.

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