Over 2 kg of smuggled gold was seized from five passengers who arrived by different flights at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here today.
An airport official said one kg gold was seized from two passengers who arrived at the airport from Imphal and Guwahati in the early hours.
Six pieces of gold bar were recovered from the rectums of the two passengers - Hari Prasad Barma of Budge Budge, near Kolkata, who arrived from Imphal, and Udai Shankar Rai of central Kolkata who arrived from Guwahati.
Another 1.17 kg of the precious metal was seized from three other persons.
19/01/16 PTI/Business Standard
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An airport official said one kg gold was seized from two passengers who arrived at the airport from Imphal and Guwahati in the early hours.
Six pieces of gold bar were recovered from the rectums of the two passengers - Hari Prasad Barma of Budge Budge, near Kolkata, who arrived from Imphal, and Udai Shankar Rai of central Kolkata who arrived from Guwahati.
Another 1.17 kg of the precious metal was seized from three other persons.
19/01/16 PTI/Business Standard
