Gold worth over Rs 1 Cr seized from two air passengers

Gold worth over Rs 1 Cr seized from two air passengers Hyderabad, May 9 (PTI): Smuggled gold weighing 3.329kg and worth over Rs 1 crore has been seizedat theinternational airport here from two passengers, who allegedlyhid the yellow metal in their rectum, Customs officials saidThursday

According to the officials, two passengers, whoarrived from Dubai on Wednesday, were intercepted by Customspersonnel and after verification the gold in paste form (grossweight 3,951 grams) which they had concealed in their rectumwas recovered

The 3.329 kg gold was valued at Rs 1.09 crore, theysaid adding cases were registered and the passengers werequestioned.

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