Woman caught with gold worth ₹35.5 lakh at Chandigarh airport
Woman caught with gold worth ₹35.5 lakh at Chandigarh airport A woman flying in from Dubai was arrested by the customs staff at Chandigarh International Airport, here on Tuesday. The custom staff also seized 1.16 kg gold worth ₹35.50 lakh. She has concealed gold inside her suitcase in the form of two nickel coated wires, police said. One of her checked bags was marked with an ‘X’ cross and when the customs officials asked if she had anything to declare, she replied in the negative. A luggage scan in the X-ray machine at the arrival hall revealed the presence of wire in her bag, which was then emptied and rescanned. “A cavity in the bag was opened with a screwdriver and two white nickel coated wires made of 24 carat gold, weighing 1,164 grams, were recovered,” airport officials said. The passenger was later granted bail. -PTC News
