Passenger with 13 kgs of gold held at Chennai airport

Press Trust of India  |  Chennai 

An air passenger who arrived here from was arrested today for allegedly carrying 13 of gold worth Rs 4 crore, Customs officials said.

The gold concealed in his suitcase was seized, they said, adding investigation is on.

The passenger hailing from Karnataka, landed in Chennai and was arrested at around 9 am after the was detected during scanning, they added.

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First Published: Sat, June 09 2018. 16:21 IST