Chennai: Customs officials at Anna International Airport here detected two cases of gold smuggling in the last two days and recovered 954 grams of gold worth at Rs. 31.26 lakh.
Based on specific information, customs officers intercepted Mohammed Affan,40, of Bhatkal in Karnataka who arrived here from Dubai on Monday morning in an Air India flight. When he was searched, six bundles of rubbery spread wrapped with black adhesive tape was found concealed in his underwear.
After extraction by heat treatment, 690 grams of gold of 24 K purity, worth at Rs 22.61 lakh, was recovered.
On Saturday, customs officers intercepted Ahmad Anas, 26, of Madurai, who arrived here from Colombo in an Sri Lankan Airlines flight. When he was searched, gold in rubbery form, which was concealed in his rectum, was recovered.
On extraction, 264 gram of gold of 24 K purity, worth Rs 8.65 lakh, was recovered.
01/04/19 Sidharth Prabhakar/Times of India
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Based on specific information, customs officers intercepted Mohammed Affan,40, of Bhatkal in Karnataka who arrived here from Dubai on Monday morning in an Air India flight. When he was searched, six bundles of rubbery spread wrapped with black adhesive tape was found concealed in his underwear.
After extraction by heat treatment, 690 grams of gold of 24 K purity, worth at Rs 22.61 lakh, was recovered.
On Saturday, customs officers intercepted Ahmad Anas, 26, of Madurai, who arrived here from Colombo in an Sri Lankan Airlines flight. When he was searched, gold in rubbery form, which was concealed in his rectum, was recovered.
On extraction, 264 gram of gold of 24 K purity, worth Rs 8.65 lakh, was recovered.
01/04/19 Sidharth Prabhakar/Times of India
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