Sunday, October 18, 2020

Customs seize 457 gms gold worth Rs 23.96 lakh at airport

Chennai: Officials of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized 457 grams of gold valued at Rs 23.96 lakh from two passengers who arrived from Dubai at the Anna international airport here early today.  
A release issued by the Commissioner of Customs said based on information the AIU officials intercepted a passenger Rawther Naina Mohamed (38) of SP.Pattinam who arrived from Dubai by an Air India Express flight. 
 On persistent questioning, he confessed to be carrying gold paste bundles concealed in rectum. On his personal search, two bundles of gold in paste form were recovered from rectum from which 179 gms of gold was recovered after extraction and two gold bits weighing 50 grams were recovered from his pant pocket.  Total 229 gms of gold valued at Rs 12 lakhs was recovered from him and seized.
 In another case, one Abdul Kadar Jailani (34) of Madurai who arrived from Dubai by an Air India Flight was intercepted. On his personal search two bundles of gold paste concealed in rectum were recovered. Total 228 gms of gold valued at Rs 11.96 lakh was recovered and seized under the Customs Act In all, 457 gms of gold worth Rs 23.96 lakh was recovered and seized under the Customs Act.
18/10/20 UNI
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