c/globalnews · by MichaelTen@lemmy.world · 2yAfghan diplomat caught at Mumbai airport with 25kg gold smuggled from Dubai https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/afghan-diplomat-caught-in-mumbai-with-25kg-gold/articleshow/109827531.cms22 points · 5 comments · view on lemmy.world
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SirSamuel@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
If my math is correct that's over 1.5 million USD at current market rates
Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
It would probably be more in India. Gold has a special place there in society and the government has strict import controls on it.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 2y
1.85 million at today's prices.
retrospectology@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
"Taliban clowns attempt to transport a bribe."
All I can think of is how much energy trolls wasted talking about how the Taliban had cellphones now and were totally up to the task of ruling a country after the US left.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y
Wait, where did they get the gold from