Customs officials at the Delhi international airport reported the seizure of 26 recently-launched iPhone 16 Pro Max devices from a woman passenger. The woman had hidden the high-tech phones inside her vanity bag, carefully wrapped in tissue paper. The Pro Max is the flagship model of the iPhone 16 series.
Acting on intelligence reports, officials intercepted a female passenger at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport who was traveling from Hong Kong to Delhi with 26 concealed iPhone 16 Pro Max devices inside her vanity bag, wrapped in tissue paper. Authorities confirmed that further investigation is ongoing.
The phones, attempted to have been smuggled into the country, are estimated to worth over Rs 37 lakh.