Gold Smuggling Foiled at IGI Airport

Nearly 200 grams of gold were seized at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The gold was concealed in a passenger's jeans waistband, discovered through a personal search after suspicious activity was noted. The passenger had arrived from Riyadh and the gold was confiscated.

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport personnel have confiscated nearly 200 grams of gold smuggled by a passenger. The gold was craftily hidden in the waistband of the passenger's jeans.

The passenger, who arrived from Riyadh, displayed suspicious behavior that prompted an investigation, leading to the discovery.

Despite an initial baggage X-ray showing no anomalies, customs officials took a closer look, uncovering two strips of yellow chemical paste, assumed to be gold, weighing 196.5 grams. The gold has since been seized.

(With inputs from agencies.)