Hyderabad: An international air passenger, who attempted to smuggle in gold by hiding it inside his shoes, was nabbed by Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport on Saturday morning.
Customs officials said the passenger, who arrived from Muscat by an Oman Airline (WY 239) flight, was in possession of 349 grams of gold, worth 10.64 lakh, but did not declare it. At 5am, when the passenger was exiting through the green channel, the authorities suspected him and directed him to go through a metal detector.
As there was a beep, the passenger was made to remove his footwear. The passenger used a tape and fastened the gold biscuits to his feet to hid them. The officials said the air passenger was in possession of three biscuits.
07/01/18 Times of India
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Customs officials said the passenger, who arrived from Muscat by an Oman Airline (WY 239) flight, was in possession of 349 grams of gold, worth 10.64 lakh, but did not declare it. At 5am, when the passenger was exiting through the green channel, the authorities suspected him and directed him to go through a metal detector.
As there was a beep, the passenger was made to remove his footwear. The passenger used a tape and fastened the gold biscuits to his feet to hid them. The officials said the air passenger was in possession of three biscuits.
07/01/18 Times of India
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