Chennai: Woman Passenger Carrying Gold Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Apprehended at Airport

Gold worth Rs 1.07 crore was seized from a passenger arriving in Chennai from Sharjah. Customs officials, acting on intelligence, intercepted the passenger and found the gold concealed in her inner garments. The gold weighed 1.69 kg and is in paste form. The passenger was arrested and sent to judicial custody.

Gold worth Rs 1.07 crore was seized from a woman passenger who arrived here from Sharjah recently, the Customs department said on Friday.

Acting on specific inputs, the authorities intercepted the passenger at the international terminal here on May 1 and recovered the gold, which was concealed in her inner garments, an official release said.

The precious metal retrieved from her, which was in paste form, weighed 1.69 kg and is valued at Rs 1.07 crore.

The passenger was arrested and sent to judicial custody, the release added.