Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department has seized 3038.79 grams of gold worth Rs 1.4 crores at Kochi airport in two instances, said a statement on Wednesday.
According to the police, the passenger has been booked for smuggling gold and the recovered gold has been seized under section 110 of the Customs Act 1962.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Hyderabad Customs department intercepted a male passenger arriving from Dubai and recovered two gold rods worth Rs 13.72 lakh at the Rajiv Gandhi International airport on Thursday.
Customs officials found gold worth Rs 65 lakh from two passengers who had come from Dubai at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday, said an official.
Thwarting a smuggling bid, the Customs Air Intelligent Unit, Delhi recently arrested two persons and seized gold, valued at over Rs 1 crore, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
"During the examination of the said passenger, 3 capsules of gold in compound form weighing 873.98 grams concealed inside his body were recovered and seized," officials said.
"During the examination of the said passenger, grey-coloured trunk underwear weighing 649.05-gram gold in paste form was seized," the customs official said.
Officials of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Friday intercepted three passengers at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi and seized foreign currency notes valued at over Rs 50 lakh from their possession, officials said.
Foreign currency worth 10 lakh (USD) valued over Rs 8.36 crore was seized by Mumbai Airport Customs and Central Industrial Security, the officials said on Saturday.