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.
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.
The air customs at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Saturday seized gold worth Rs 2.73 crores and arrested one Russian and a Tajik national in this case, an official statement said.
Customs Department late on Tuesday night seized over 1.52 kgs of gold, estimated to be worth over Ra 93.26 lakh, in two different separate incidents at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad city, 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.
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.