The authorities at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport seized gold worth ₹2.6 crore from three passengers on Saturday.
The Air Intelligence Unit of Ahmedabad Customs apprehended a passenger trying to smuggle 1130 grams of gold worth ₹98.96 lakh as a spare part of a mixer grinder.
This passenger from Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, had arrived from Dubai on a SpiceJet flight – SG-16. When the passenger’s luggage was checked, a branded mixer blender was found. The weight of this mixer blender was found to be more than a normal mixer, leading to an inspection.
