Chennai: Customs officials at Chennai airport seized gold worth Rs 1 crore and undeclared foreign currency valued at Rs 10.8 lakh on Thursday and Friday. One passenger was arrested.
Customs said that on Thursday, four passengers — Shahul Hameedu Badhusha, 37, Yasar Arabath, 20, Azarudeen, 34, of Ramanathapuram and Usoof Moulana, 42, of Chennai — arrived from Colombo by Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 127, and were intercepted and searched. They were found concealing 12 packs of gold paste in their rectum. On extraction, 947g of gold valued at Rs 38.8 lakh was recovered. The officers also recovered a gold chain weighing 50g and valued at Rs 2 lakh from the trousers of one of the passengers.
In another incident on Thursday night, Ramanathan, 27, of Ramanathapuram, who was bound for Bangkok by Indigo flight 6E 91 was intercepted and checked as he was proceeding towards immigration. He was found carrying 13,700 euros, 3,400 Thai bahts, 225 Malaysian ringits and $121 in various denominations, equivalent to Rs 10.8 lakh.
18/01/20 Times of India
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Customs said that on Thursday, four passengers — Shahul Hameedu Badhusha, 37, Yasar Arabath, 20, Azarudeen, 34, of Ramanathapuram and Usoof Moulana, 42, of Chennai — arrived from Colombo by Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 127, and were intercepted and searched. They were found concealing 12 packs of gold paste in their rectum. On extraction, 947g of gold valued at Rs 38.8 lakh was recovered. The officers also recovered a gold chain weighing 50g and valued at Rs 2 lakh from the trousers of one of the passengers.
In another incident on Thursday night, Ramanathan, 27, of Ramanathapuram, who was bound for Bangkok by Indigo flight 6E 91 was intercepted and checked as he was proceeding towards immigration. He was found carrying 13,700 euros, 3,400 Thai bahts, 225 Malaysian ringits and $121 in various denominations, equivalent to Rs 10.8 lakh.
18/01/20 Times of India
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