Delhi Customs foil two incidents of gold smuggling at IGI
According to the Customs, in the first incident, on December 15, two male passengers arriving from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) were intercepted by customs officials based on a tip-off.
A CISF official saved the life of a 63-year-old French national by performing timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.
At 11:40 am on Friday, CISF Sub-Inspector Puneet Kumar Tiwari, who was on screener duty at the security hold area of the IGI Airport, noticed a passenger standing in queue for security check suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed on the floor, according to a communiqué issued by the CISF on Sunday.
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“The sub-inspector acted promptly and administered CPR to the passenger. On call, a doctor from the Medanta medical room also reached the location and administered initial treatment to the passenger. Afterwards, the passenger regained consciousness and showed signs of improvement. Thereafter, the doctor declared him fit to continue his journey,” it said.
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The CISF said the passenger was later identified as Bertrand Patrick, a French national bound for Paris by Vistara flight.
Thanks to the alert CISF official a precious life was saved, it added.
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