Chennai: Air customs seize 6kg gold worth Rs 2.9 crore from Air India flight

Chennai Air Customs on Saturday said it had seized six kg gold concealed in an Air India flight from Dubai.

Based on intelligence regarding gold smuggling by concealment in the aircraft, Air customs officials in the city rummaged Air India flight AI-906, which arrived from Dubai. 

According to officials, two heavy packets wrapped with white adhesive tapes were found hidden under the aircraft seat cushion. On being cut open, six gold bars weighing a kilo each with foreign markings “SAM 1 KILO FINE GOLD 999.9” were recovered. 

6 kg of gold worth Rs. 2.90 crore was recovered and seized under Customs Act.

Further investigation is under progress.