Custom officials arrest two with gold worth Rs 81.68 lakh in Tamil Nadu
Trichy, February 9: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of customs at Trichy international airport seized 24 karats gold weighing 1,652.100 gm with an estimated worth of Rs 81.68 lakhs.
"Based on the intelligence, two passengers who arrived from Sharjah by flight IX614 on 09.02.2022 were intercepted by the Customs Officers at the exit gate," read the statement issued by AIU.
AIU discovered a total of five packets of gold in paste form while investigating the first passenger, which was to be smuggled by the passenger by concealing in underwear.
They discovered a gold ingot of 24K purity weighing 983.500 gm worth Rs 48.62 lakhs during the extraction and seized it from the passenger.
Also Read | ISRO to launch 'Earth Observation Satellite' EOS-4 on Valentine's Day
Information about the second passenger was also shared by the officials.
"In another instance, on the personal search and repeated interrogation of the second passenger, a total of three packets of gold in paste form were found to be smuggled by the passenger by concealing in his rectum. On extraction, a gold ingot of 24K purity weighing 668.600 grams worth Rs33.06 Lakhs was recovered and seized from the passenger," the Air Intelligence Unit informed.
AIU has arrested both passengers under the Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is underway.
Also Read | Glenmark launches first nasal spray for adult Covid-19 patients in India
-PTC News
