A passenger arriving from Bahrain at Cochin International Airport on Sunday, was arrested by customs officials for attempting to smuggle gold paste concealed within his jeans, according to customs officials.
Customs officials at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSI) recovered around four kilogrammes of gold worth Rs 2.55 Crore from two passengers who landed at the airport on Sunday morning.
"On the basis of profiling, Delhi Customs at IGI Airport have seized gold bars weighing 5,198 gms valued at 2.81 crore brought by two Indian nationals from Bangkok. All two passengers were arrested under the Customs Act of 1962," said the customs officials.
The Customs (Preventive) Commissionerate, Vijayawada has busted a case of illegal foreign currency and smuggled gold of Dubai and Sri Lanka origin coming into Andhra Pradesh.
Hyderabad Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport seized 454 grammes of gold valued at Rs 26.64 lakhs in two separate cases, an official said on Sunday.
On Saturday and Sunday night, customs officials caught six individuals with gold paste concealed either inside their bodies or in the check-in baggage.
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.
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.