Mohali: Having opened after a three-week closure on June 1, the international airport here has witnessed a spurt in gold-smuggling attempts. In the first 27 days, there have been seven seizures, of which five were made by customs staff and two by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
The latest seizure was made on Tuesday when a flier was caught hiding gold worth Rs 28 lakh below his seat. The eight gold biscuits, weighing 933 grams, were covered with tape and were found below a seat of the aircraft that had arrived from Dubai. However, the passenger refused to claim the gold and a case was registered against an unknown person.
The previous seizure was made by the DRI, wherein a Ludhiana resident was caught hiding 10 gold biscuits in his rectum. He had returned from Bangkok and the 760 gram of gold recovered from him was worth Rs 21 lakh. A few days before this incident, a Delhi resident was arrested by the customs staff for possession of gold worth Rs 10.29 lakh. The gold was in the form of beads on three burkhas.
The biggest haul this year came on January 30, when two passengers returning from Dubai were found carrying over 8 kg of gold which was worth at least Rs 2.25 crore. The accused were carrying 35 gold biscuits each.
28/06/18 Tribune
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The latest seizure was made on Tuesday when a flier was caught hiding gold worth Rs 28 lakh below his seat. The eight gold biscuits, weighing 933 grams, were covered with tape and were found below a seat of the aircraft that had arrived from Dubai. However, the passenger refused to claim the gold and a case was registered against an unknown person.
The previous seizure was made by the DRI, wherein a Ludhiana resident was caught hiding 10 gold biscuits in his rectum. He had returned from Bangkok and the 760 gram of gold recovered from him was worth Rs 21 lakh. A few days before this incident, a Delhi resident was arrested by the customs staff for possession of gold worth Rs 10.29 lakh. The gold was in the form of beads on three burkhas.
The biggest haul this year came on January 30, when two passengers returning from Dubai were found carrying over 8 kg of gold which was worth at least Rs 2.25 crore. The accused were carrying 35 gold biscuits each.
28/06/18 Tribune
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