<p>Customs officials said they caught a passenger trying to smuggle in 23 iPhone 14 Pro Max handsets at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here. </p>.<p>The passenger boarded Thai Airways’ flight TG 325 from Bangkok at 8.15 pm (IST) on Saturday and landed at the Bengaluru airport at 11.54 pm. </p>.<p>Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officials used behavioral analysis and profiling to take the passenger aside for questioning.</p>.<p>A search revealed the presence of smartphones worth Rs 34.47 lakh in the luggage.</p>.<p>The phones were seized and the passenger was arrested, customs officials said. </p>.<p>iPhone smuggling into India is considered lucrative because of the significant difference in prices overseas. </p>.<p>An iPhone 14 Pro Max (128 GB) sells for 44,900 bahts in Thailand, which translates to about Rs 97,442. In India, the same model costs Rs 1,39,900. </p>
<p>Customs officials said they caught a passenger trying to smuggle in 23 iPhone 14 Pro Max handsets at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here. </p>.<p>The passenger boarded Thai Airways’ flight TG 325 from Bangkok at 8.15 pm (IST) on Saturday and landed at the Bengaluru airport at 11.54 pm. </p>.<p>Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officials used behavioral analysis and profiling to take the passenger aside for questioning.</p>.<p>A search revealed the presence of smartphones worth Rs 34.47 lakh in the luggage.</p>.<p>The phones were seized and the passenger was arrested, customs officials said. </p>.<p>iPhone smuggling into India is considered lucrative because of the significant difference in prices overseas. </p>.<p>An iPhone 14 Pro Max (128 GB) sells for 44,900 bahts in Thailand, which translates to about Rs 97,442. In India, the same model costs Rs 1,39,900. </p>
