Gold worth Rs 10 lakh seized from passenger at airport

Press Trust of India  |  Bhubaneswar 

The (AIU) of the customs department Friday seized more than 283 gm gold from a passenger after he landed at the International Airport here.

The passenger came here from in a Kolkata-bound flight and he was trying to smuggle the gold into the country, the said.

Silver-coated gold rings, concealed in the buttons of garments, were recovered from the passenger's hand baggage, he said.

The accused passenger has been detained and an investigation has been initiated, the added.

The AIU on Tuesday had seized nine gold bars from a woman passenger and the value of the gold was more than Rs 33 lakh, the said.

The woman had come to Bhubaneswar from and the gold bars were concealed in the body of an emergency light, the official said.

A total of 122 cigarette packets, worth more than Rs one lakh, was also seized from her, the official said.

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First Published: Fri, February 22 2019. 16:35 IST