Customs officials at Cochin International Airport detained a person with over 1.3 kg of gold paste concealed between two layers of the vest and jeans worn by him on Friday.
Air Customs Intelligence at Cochin International Airport have arrested a person with over 700 Gms of gold paste, concealed inside his rectum, officials said on Saturday.
Cochin Customs officers on Friday recovered gold, worth around Rs 85 lakh, from the rear toilet of an Indigo Airlines plane. The gold was in paste form found in two unclaimed bags, said officials.
Customs department on late Tuesday recovered gold weighing over 500 grams, estimated to be worth about Rs 25. 75 lakhs, from a passenger at Cochin International Airport in Kerala, officials said.
Cochin Customs on Tuesday seized gold weighing 529.39 grammes from a lady passenger who was coming from Bahrain, said officials.The officials added that some of the seized gold was in paste form, which she concealed under the inner sole of her shoes.
Customs officials on Tuesday seized gold weighing 554.600 grammes from a passenger at Cochin International Airport. The passenger was concealing the gold inside his rectum, the officials said.
Kumar, a native of Kollam district in Kerala was intercepted by customs officials after walking suspiciously, on intercepting him it was revealed he had concealed 1,032 grams of gold worth Rs 49 lakh inside a pair of sandals, officials said.
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