Chennai: Customs officials on Tuesday detected three cases of smuggling at Chennai international airport from passengers. Gold worth Rs 27.3 lakh, imported cigarettes, Iranian saffron and laptops worth Rs 6.34 lakh were seized in the process.
In the first case, upon examining the check-in baggage of Ahamed Basha Shaik, 46, a passenger from Riyadh via Muscat by Oman Air flight WY- 0251, a door handle was found in which 12 gold cut bits weighing 580gm worth Rs 19 lakh were concealed. It was seized under the Customs Act 1962.
In the second case, Fathima Asmiya Mohamed Asmi, 36, who arrived from Colombo by Srilankan Airlines Flight UL-125, was apprehended. As she was evasive in her replies she was thoroughly examined. She accepted that she had concealed four gold cut bits in her rectum which were forcefully ejected out. The gold weighing 200gm was valued at Rs 6.5 lakh. It was seized under the Customs Act 1962.
12/12/18 Times of India
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In the first case, upon examining the check-in baggage of Ahamed Basha Shaik, 46, a passenger from Riyadh via Muscat by Oman Air flight WY- 0251, a door handle was found in which 12 gold cut bits weighing 580gm worth Rs 19 lakh were concealed. It was seized under the Customs Act 1962.
In the second case, Fathima Asmiya Mohamed Asmi, 36, who arrived from Colombo by Srilankan Airlines Flight UL-125, was apprehended. As she was evasive in her replies she was thoroughly examined. She accepted that she had concealed four gold cut bits in her rectum which were forcefully ejected out. The gold weighing 200gm was valued at Rs 6.5 lakh. It was seized under the Customs Act 1962.
12/12/18 Times of India
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