Golden Seizure: Customs Officers Nab Smuggler with Rs 1.50 Crore Gold

Officials at the airport intercepted a passenger arriving from Dubai and recovered 2,674 grams of gold in paste form, hidden in his underwear and knee straps. The paste was converted into gold bars valued at Rs 1.50 crore. The passenger was subsequently arrested under the Customs Act.

In a significant seizure, 2,674 grams of gold was recovered from a passenger who landed on a flight from Dubai, according to Customs Department officials on Sunday.

The passenger was apprehended on suspicion, leading to the recovery of gold in paste form, ingeniously concealed in his underwear and knee straps.

Post extraction, the paste was transformed into two bars weighing a net 1,935.14 grams, valued at Rs 1,50,32,167. The passenger faces charges under the Customs Act, 1962, and investigations are ongoing.

(With inputs from agencies.)