Kochi: In the biggest-ever seizure of smuggled gold at an Indian airport, gold bars weighing 20 kg were seized from two young burqa-clad women by Customs Preventive officials at Cochin international airport on Thursday.
The gold bars, valued at Rs. 5.8 crore, were concealed in specially-made jackets wrapped around the bodies by the women. The jackets were covered by the burqas. The women, aged around 25 years, had had flown in by an early-morning Emirates flight from Dubai.
Officials told Business Line that the young women were carriers for a gold smuggling racket based in Kerala. The women had gone to Dubai just six days back, with the specific intention of acting as gold carriers, they said.
19/09/13 Business Line
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The gold bars, valued at Rs. 5.8 crore, were concealed in specially-made jackets wrapped around the bodies by the women. The jackets were covered by the burqas. The women, aged around 25 years, had had flown in by an early-morning Emirates flight from Dubai.
Officials told Business Line that the young women were carriers for a gold smuggling racket based in Kerala. The women had gone to Dubai just six days back, with the specific intention of acting as gold carriers, they said.
19/09/13 Business Line
