26 iPhone 16 Pro Max seized from woman flyer at Delhi airport

She had concealed the recently-launched hi-tech phones inside her vanity bag, wrapped in tissue papers, say Customs officials

New Delhi: As many as 26 recently-launched iPhone 16 Pro Max have been seized by Customs officials from a woman passenger at the international airport here, officials said.

The woman had concealed the recently-launched hi-tech phones inside her vanity bag, wrapped in tissue papers, they said.

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The Pro Max is the top model in the iPhone 16 series.

Based on intelligence inputs, a woman passenger travelling from Hong Kong to Delhi carrying 26 iPhone 16 Pro Max concealed inside her vanity bag (wrapped in tissue paper) was intercepted at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, the officials said, adding that further investigation was under way.

The phones, attempted to have been smuggled into the country, are estimated to worth over Rs 37 lakh.