Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday foiled two smuggling attempts and seized gold worth Rs 1.21 crore. In one case, a female passenger was arrested for hiding the yellow metal in her clothes.
The first crackdown was based on specific intelligence provided by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. Acting on it, AIU sleuths searched Air India flight AI 984, which had arrived from Dubai.
During the search, 20 gold bars of 10 tolas each, and one crude gold chain, all weighing 2.362 kg in total, estimated to be worth Rs 71.66 lakh, were recovered.
“The smuggled gold was ingeniously concealed in fabric, and placed inside a hollow pipe beneath a seat,” an AIU officer said, adding that the involvement of a professional group is suspected.
14/02/17 mid-day
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The first crackdown was based on specific intelligence provided by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. Acting on it, AIU sleuths searched Air India flight AI 984, which had arrived from Dubai.
During the search, 20 gold bars of 10 tolas each, and one crude gold chain, all weighing 2.362 kg in total, estimated to be worth Rs 71.66 lakh, were recovered.
“The smuggled gold was ingeniously concealed in fabric, and placed inside a hollow pipe beneath a seat,” an AIU officer said, adding that the involvement of a professional group is suspected.
14/02/17 mid-day
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