Pune: The customs officials at the Pune airport recovered six gold biscuits, worth around Rs 22 lakh, from the rear lavatory of the SpiceJet flight (SG52) that had
come in from Dubai on Saturday.
This latest recovery of smuggled gold comes after a two-month break. In recent times, smugglers have tried to sneak in the precious metal into the country in many
innovative ways and forms — even making a semi-solid gold paste. These tactics have, however, not worked at the Pune airport. Perhaps the smugglers are now
reverting to their old modus operandi of using gold biscuits. “The total weight of the gold biscuits is 699.9 gram, which is valued at Rs 21,90,750. It is after more than two months that the airport has seen another gold
smuggling attempt and the modus operandi is an old one. However, the catch shows that the officials at the Pune airport are vigilant and have not slipped during the
lull period,” a customs official said .
“When the customs officials were checking the flight after landing, they found the gold biscuits concealed in the flight’s rear lavatory’s oxygen mask panel. The
biscuits were double wrapped with black adhesive tape and a yellow cloth and then concealed,” Mahesh Patil, the deputy commissioner (customs) at Pune airport,
said.
23/07/18 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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come in from Dubai on Saturday.
This latest recovery of smuggled gold comes after a two-month break. In recent times, smugglers have tried to sneak in the precious metal into the country in many
innovative ways and forms — even making a semi-solid gold paste. These tactics have, however, not worked at the Pune airport. Perhaps the smugglers are now
reverting to their old modus operandi of using gold biscuits. “The total weight of the gold biscuits is 699.9 gram, which is valued at Rs 21,90,750. It is after more than two months that the airport has seen another gold
smuggling attempt and the modus operandi is an old one. However, the catch shows that the officials at the Pune airport are vigilant and have not slipped during the
lull period,” a customs official said .
“When the customs officials were checking the flight after landing, they found the gold biscuits concealed in the flight’s rear lavatory’s oxygen mask panel. The
biscuits were double wrapped with black adhesive tape and a yellow cloth and then concealed,” Mahesh Patil, the deputy commissioner (customs) at Pune airport,
said.
23/07/18 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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