Madurai: Customs officials at the airport here had their biggest ever catch on Friday when they detained three Sri Lankan nationals, including two women, and seized 1,189 grams of gold rods worth around Rs. 36 lakh.
The three, who arrived from a Mihin Lanka flight, claimed themselves to be friends and followed a novel modus operandi.
They had hidden the gold rods under the handles of three trolley cases carried by them.
“This is the first time that we had come across such a modus operandi. The illegality was detected when their baggage was screened by the x-ray machine. We detained the three and recovered the entire gold,” said A.S. Meenalochani, Joint Commissioner of Customs.
28/12/13 The Hindu
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The three, who arrived from a Mihin Lanka flight, claimed themselves to be friends and followed a novel modus operandi.
They had hidden the gold rods under the handles of three trolley cases carried by them.
“This is the first time that we had come across such a modus operandi. The illegality was detected when their baggage was screened by the x-ray machine. We detained the three and recovered the entire gold,” said A.S. Meenalochani, Joint Commissioner of Customs.
28/12/13 The Hindu
