Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Customs Department seized gold worth Rs 20 lakh from a female passenger who arrived from Sharjah on Tuesday. The gold was cleverly molded into a fine powder and concealed in a legging she was wearing during the trip.
On the basis of specific intelligence developed with profiling, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Indore Customs Commissionerate identified and intercepted one female passenger arriving from Sharjah to Indore from flight Air India Express AXB 256 dated March 5, 2024.
The said passenger is a freelance beautician, a resident of Delhi, traveling from Sharjah to Indore, and on being questioned, she stated that she was carrying gold for monetary consideration.
She was cleverly carrying gold in powdery form, sprayed, pasted, stitched, and concealed between the layers of cloth in the leggings she was wearing during the trip.
