Detectives of the air intelligence unit (AIU) of the customs department apprehended a couple at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday and seized 1.1kg gold from their possession.
Acting on a specific alert, the AIU detectives intercepted the couple who landed at the RGI Airport on an Air India flight (AI 966) from Jeddah on Tuesday.
The couple was pulled aside for frisking and customs officials found four gold bars and two gold kadas wrapped around the feet of the two offenders. The gold items were held in place by tape.
"The duo strapped the gold items with tape then wore socks and shoes. They were told by smugglers in Jeddah that since many shoes contain metal objects, beeps from metal detectors would not be taken seriously by customs officials at the airports," a customs department official said.
01/02/17 The Times Of India
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Acting on a specific alert, the AIU detectives intercepted the couple who landed at the RGI Airport on an Air India flight (AI 966) from Jeddah on Tuesday.
The couple was pulled aside for frisking and customs officials found four gold bars and two gold kadas wrapped around the feet of the two offenders. The gold items were held in place by tape.
"The duo strapped the gold items with tape then wore socks and shoes. They were told by smugglers in Jeddah that since many shoes contain metal objects, beeps from metal detectors would not be taken seriously by customs officials at the airports," a customs department official said.
01/02/17 The Times Of India
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