Visakhapatnam: The customs officers of the Airport Intelligence Unit (AIU) detained four passengers travelling from Dubai and Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam at the city airport on Thursday and seized 1295.83 grams of gold and two gold chains weighing 50.46 gms.
The estimated market value of the seized gold is around ₹45.06 lakh, the officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, the officials questioned the passengers landed in the city by Air India flight (AI-952). They first claimed that they were not carrying any gold. During interrogation, three of the four passengers revealed that they had concealed the gold in their rectum. “One passenger who travelled from Dubai allegedly handed over the gold to three domestic passengers who boarded the flight in Hyderabad,” Customs Principal Commissioner D.K. Srinivas said.
This was the third such case to be reported from the airport in the recent past. The officials seized 554.8 gms of gold from two passengers in May this year.
21/06/19 The Hindu
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The estimated market value of the seized gold is around ₹45.06 lakh, the officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, the officials questioned the passengers landed in the city by Air India flight (AI-952). They first claimed that they were not carrying any gold. During interrogation, three of the four passengers revealed that they had concealed the gold in their rectum. “One passenger who travelled from Dubai allegedly handed over the gold to three domestic passengers who boarded the flight in Hyderabad,” Customs Principal Commissioner D.K. Srinivas said.
This was the third such case to be reported from the airport in the recent past. The officials seized 554.8 gms of gold from two passengers in May this year.
21/06/19 The Hindu
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