Bengaluru: Three women, including two Sri Lankans, who attempted to smuggle in Rs 39.6 lakh worth of gold into Bengaluru, were detained at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in three days. A male passenger was also detained with gold paste stuffed in his undergarments.
Two Sri Lankan women flying separately on Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 173, which landed at KIA from Colombo in the early hours of Thursday, were intercepted by the air intelligence unit, following passenger profiling in the arrival area. A 75-year-old woman was found carrying 98.9g gold worth about Rs 3.3 lakh in her body and inside her luggage in the form of gold nuggets and a pair of ear studs, revealed customs sources.
Another woman, 44, was carrying a gold nugget, a bracelet and a pair of gold stud weighing 264.7g overall. The smuggled gold worth about Rs 8.8 lakh was hidden in her undergarments.
An Indian on the same flight was also caught attempting to smuggle gold in a similar fashion. He had 405.4g gold worth about Rs 13.3 lakh hidden in the form of paste in his undergarments.
19/05/19 Times of India
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Two Sri Lankan women flying separately on Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 173, which landed at KIA from Colombo in the early hours of Thursday, were intercepted by the air intelligence unit, following passenger profiling in the arrival area. A 75-year-old woman was found carrying 98.9g gold worth about Rs 3.3 lakh in her body and inside her luggage in the form of gold nuggets and a pair of ear studs, revealed customs sources.
Another woman, 44, was carrying a gold nugget, a bracelet and a pair of gold stud weighing 264.7g overall. The smuggled gold worth about Rs 8.8 lakh was hidden in her undergarments.
An Indian on the same flight was also caught attempting to smuggle gold in a similar fashion. He had 405.4g gold worth about Rs 13.3 lakh hidden in the form of paste in his undergarments.
19/05/19 Times of India
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