Smuggler with 50 lakh worth goods caught at Trichy airport

Trichy: A professional carrier, intent on evading customs duty, was caught red-handed at Trichy airport by an alert Air Intelligence Unit of the customs on Wednesday. Chennai-based Sarbudeen tried to sneak past the green channel carrying Rs 50 lakh worth undeclared goods on his person.
Hailing from Ilayangudi in Ramnathapuram district, Sarbudeen's passport indicated that he was coming to Trichy airport for the first time. Superintendent J Raja told TOI that the carrier had in the past carried a lot of undeclared items through the Chennai airport.
Interestingly, Sarbudeen was not carrying any contraband, but he tried to conceal the excess baggage on his person. He did not have any checked-in baggage, and was carrying only a small bag.
29/12/11 Times of India

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Categories: airports Dec 2011