Chennai Air Customs foil bid to smuggle gold

Air Customs foiled bid to smuggle gold worth Rs 19.78  lakh by a 62-year-old wheelchair-bound passenger, who arrived from Dubai.

Published: 23rd June 2021 07:01 AM  |   Last Updated: 23rd June 2021 07:01 AM   |  A+A-

Gold smuggling

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By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Air Customs foiled bid to smuggle gold worth Rs 19.78  lakh by a 62-year-old wheelchair-bound passenger, who arrived from Dubai. Mohamed Abubacker Jainulabideen was intercepted at exit, and on personal search, four gold bar weighing 465 gm were found concealed. 


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