Chennai: When it comes to gold carriers through airports, foreigners are becoming the new choice. Customs seizure data at the Chennai international airport threw up this new trend. While the number of Indians arrested for gold smuggling has decreased slightly, there has been a two-fold increase in the number of foreigners in 2018-19 as compared to the previous year.
Last year five foreigners were arrested, whereas the number has gone up to 12 this year. The arrested foreigners were citizens of the UK, China, Korea, Thailand and Sudan. The corresponding number for Indians arrested is 65, down from 69 the previous year.
While the number of foreigners is not high, two of the biggest seizures by customs officials in Chennai were from foreign nationals. On May 8, 2018, 40kg of gold worth `12.53 crore with Chinese markings were seized at the airport. Two men from China, who had arrived from Hong Kong, had dumped the gold in the airport the toilet after witnessing the tight vigilance. They were nabbed later from a city hotel. On January 12, two Korean women from Hong Kong were arrested for carrying 12kg gold each, worth `8 crore in all. Customs officials have in some instances found Malaysian men and women with newly-made passports also indulging in gold smuggling.
19/05/19 Times of India
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Last year five foreigners were arrested, whereas the number has gone up to 12 this year. The arrested foreigners were citizens of the UK, China, Korea, Thailand and Sudan. The corresponding number for Indians arrested is 65, down from 69 the previous year.
While the number of foreigners is not high, two of the biggest seizures by customs officials in Chennai were from foreign nationals. On May 8, 2018, 40kg of gold worth `12.53 crore with Chinese markings were seized at the airport. Two men from China, who had arrived from Hong Kong, had dumped the gold in the airport the toilet after witnessing the tight vigilance. They were nabbed later from a city hotel. On January 12, two Korean women from Hong Kong were arrested for carrying 12kg gold each, worth `8 crore in all. Customs officials have in some instances found Malaysian men and women with newly-made passports also indulging in gold smuggling.
19/05/19 Times of India
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