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Chennai: Customs seizes Rs 10 lakh worth of gold from passenger coming from Dubai

The gold seized is valued at Rs 10.33 lakh.

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The Chennai Air Customs on Sunday said it has seized 201 grams of gold from a passenger who arrived from Dubai.

The gold seized is valued at Rs 10.33 lakh.

In a statement issued here, the Customs Department said a passenger Sahul Hameed, 44 of Ramanathapuram flew in here from Dubai by an Indigo flight.

On being questioned by the Customs officials he confessed to be carrying gold paste bundles concealed in rectum and the same was seized.

Earlier this month, the Customs Air Intelligence officials in Chennai seized twelve bundles of Gold paste and three cut bits of gold from passengers who arrived from Dubai.

Based on specific intelligence related to gold smuggling, two passengers hailing from Chennai and one from Ramanathapuram, who had arrived from Dubai by Flights Dubai FZ 8517 and Indigo Flight No 6E 8497 were intercepted and questioned. They confessed to carrying gold concealed in rectum 

Twelve bundles (four each) of gold paste weighing 2.77 kg were recovered from their rectum. On frisking, three gold bits weighing 116 grams were also recovered from each of their pant pockets. 

A total of 2.88 kg gold of 24k purity valued at Rs.1.32 crore was recovered and seized under Customs Act 1962. All three passengers have been arrested and further investigation is in progress said officials.

(With IANS inputs)

 

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