2 held for smuggling imported watches

New Delhi: Two men were arrested on Thursday night by IGI Airport custom officials, one for carrying an expensive ladies watch in his underwear and the other for concealing four Rolex watches in his rectum.
"Seven high-end watches were seized at the IGI Airport by preventive officers of air-customs. The collective value of these seven watches is Rs 90 lakh," said Ashutosh Baranwal, assistant commissioner of customs, IGI Airport.
In the first case, passenger Asif Khan Ahmed Khan, a resident of Thane in Maharashtra, arrived from Hong Kong on Air India flight AI-317 on Thursday night. He was found wearing a solid gold Rolex watch studded with diamonds and sapphires. When officials put him through more detailed search, they discovered a Franck Muller ladies Geneve 'heart watch' in his underwear. The market value of the two watches wad pegged at Rs 46 lakh. "Khan is a PAN card holder with a declared business of readymade garments worth Rs 6 lakh per annum," said Baranwal.
17/09/11 Times of India

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