Ahmedabad: In third such incident at Sardar Vallabhbhai International Airport this month, the customs department arrested a man for smuggling gold worth Rs 40 lakh on Friday night. Naresh Kumar Vadilal Soni of Viramgam was caught with 1.5kg gold in his baggage.
When Soni arrived by Spicejet flight SG-016 at 11:30 pm, the officials found his behaviour during regular checking 'suspicious' and they detained him. When frisked, 14 gold bars of 100 gm and two gold bars of 50 gm were found in Soni's baggage, wrapped in polythene.
The officials produced Soni at Metropolitan Court on Saturday from where he was sent to judicial custody. "Soni is a first-time offender. Last month, he got his passport and flew out of the country for the first time," said an official.
27/10/13 Times of India
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When Soni arrived by Spicejet flight SG-016 at 11:30 pm, the officials found his behaviour during regular checking 'suspicious' and they detained him. When frisked, 14 gold bars of 100 gm and two gold bars of 50 gm were found in Soni's baggage, wrapped in polythene.
The officials produced Soni at Metropolitan Court on Saturday from where he was sent to judicial custody. "Soni is a first-time offender. Last month, he got his passport and flew out of the country for the first time," said an official.
27/10/13 Times of India
