Bid to smuggle gold worth Rs 114 crore foiled at Chennai airport two arrested
Chennai Mar 26 PTI Over two kilograms of gold worth Rs 114 crore was seized from passengers in two different incidents at the airport here Customs department officials said on Saturday In the first incident the department officials intercepted a passenger who arrived here from Dubai on Friday and recovered gold concealed in his inner garments during a personal examination an official release from Commissioner of Customs Chennai Airport said In the second incident on Saturday the sleuths intercepted a man on arrival from Sharjah and seized gold paste packets wrapped in adhesive tape concealed in his inner wear A total of 236 kg of gold worth Rs 114 crore was recovered from the two passengers under relevant sections of Customs Act 1962 The passengers were arrested and further investigation was on the release said PTI VIJ VIJ HDA HDA
Chennai Mar 26 PTI Over two kilograms of gold worth Rs 114 crore was seized from passengers in two different incidents at the airport here Customs department officials said on Saturday In the first incident the department officials intercepted a passenger who arrived here from Dubai on Friday and recovered gold concealed in his inner garments during a personal examination an official release from Commissioner of Customs Chennai Airport said In the second incident on Saturday the sleuths intercepted a man on arrival from Sharjah and seized gold paste packets wrapped in adhesive tape concealed in his inner wear A total of 236 kg of gold worth Rs 114 crore was recovered from the two passengers under relevant sections of Customs Act 1962 The passengers were arrested and further investigation was on the release said PTI VIJ VIJ HDA HDA
