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.
"On spot profiling, Air Customs at IGI Airport arrested a passenger who arrived from Dubai after 991.4 gms gold valued at Rs 51.72 lakhs was extracted from 3 capsules concealed in his rectum and seized under Customs Act, 1962. Further investigations are ongoing," officials informed.
According to officials, the seized gold, which was concealed by the passenger in the waistband of his pant and a specially stitched pocket of his undergarment, was in paste form.
In the first case, gold weighing 1.225 kgs valued at Rs 72.55 lakhs was seized. In the second case, 500 gms of smuggled gold valued at Rs 30.51 lakhs was seized.