Smuggled Gold Worth ₹ 1.64 Crore Seized At Chennai Airport
Chennai:More than three kg of smuggled gold worth ₹ 1.64 crore have been seized including from some air passengers who arrived at Dubai at the airport by the customs department personnel in the last two days.
The seizure also included ”unclaimed” gold bars concealed and abandoned under the seat of an aircraft which arrived from Dubai, a Customs press release said.
The department officials, on suspicion, intercepted some passengers who arrived separately on Wednesday and Tuesday and recovered the precious metal in paste form concealed in rectum and the inner wear.
In total, 3.15 kg of gold worth ₹ 1.64 crore had been seized and two passengers arrested in this connection, the release said.
Related Posts
Reynolds American-Sponsored Website Looks at ‘New Tobacco Road’
Site designed to raise awareness of black-market cigarette trade ...
Alibaba: Puts More in Cracking down on Fake Products
Alibaba revealed investment surpassing CNY 1 billion in cracking down on fake...
Factory of counterfeit products unearthed
The police have unearthed a factory manufacturing and selling counterfeit...
In China‚ fake European wine more worrying than tariffs
Bruno Paumard, the cellar master at a vineyard in China, can't stop laughing...