Gold worth Rs 83.7 lakh seized, 3 plane passengers arrested

Gold worth Rs 83.7 lakh has been seized from three plane passengers who arrived here from Dubai, Customs officials said on Sunday.

The air intelligence wing sleuths, acting on a tip-off, intercepted the three at the airport here separately and recovered the precious metal, a press release said.

The trio, which had concealed the gold in the rectum, was arrested, the release said.