Two large pieces of gold having a purity of 24 karats, weighing 1022 grams and 850 grams respectively valued at Rs 1,08,10,800 were extracted from paste-like materials concealed in shoes and underwear worn by children of a male passenger, a release said.
After a series of operations on the basis of specific inputs and profiling, Hyderabad customs officers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) seized a total of 3.734 kgs of smuggled gold, valued at Rs 2.19 crore and foreign currency worth Rs 16.46 lakhs.
The officials said that a passenger identified as Shamnas was arriving from Dubai and he was intercepted on the basis of profiling done by the officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU).
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department in Kochi seized gold hidden in paste form between two layers of undergarments from a passenger identified as Sakeer, who travelling from Sharjah, UAE.
The customs air intelligence unit at Trichy airport foiled an attempt to smuggle about 348.00 gram of gold in the form of paste concealed in jeans on Saturday.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport International Airport in Amritsar intercepted a passenger and seized gold in paste form, concealed in his turban, worth over Rs 65 lakhs, officials said on Wednesday.
The Air Intelligence Unit at Trichy Airport in Tamil Nadu seized one piece of gold bar seized one piece of gold bar on Sunday, said Trichy Customs Officials.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Sunday seized 213 grammes of Gold, worth around Rs. 12.83 lakh, from a passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur at Trichy Airport, said officials.