New Delhi: The customs officials at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has seized gold worth Rs 79 lakh, officials said on Friday.
The gold was hidden in the washroom at the airport.
According to a report in PTI, a 21-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in gold smuggling.
Acting on a tipoff, the accused was intercepted by customs officials when he arrived at the airport from Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.
The accused has admitted having brought gold to India during the inquiry.
"The passenger informed that he had hidden the gold in one of the washrooms at the airport. Based on his information, 20 gold bars, collectively weighing 2.49 kg, were recovered," a customs official was quoted as saying.
A number of people have been arrested from Delhi airport in connection with the smuggling of gold from foreign shores.
26/04/19 Mirror Now News
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The gold was hidden in the washroom at the airport.
According to a report in PTI, a 21-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in gold smuggling.
Acting on a tipoff, the accused was intercepted by customs officials when he arrived at the airport from Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.
The accused has admitted having brought gold to India during the inquiry.
"The passenger informed that he had hidden the gold in one of the washrooms at the airport. Based on his information, 20 gold bars, collectively weighing 2.49 kg, were recovered," a customs official was quoted as saying.
A number of people have been arrested from Delhi airport in connection with the smuggling of gold from foreign shores.
26/04/19 Mirror Now News
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