City
Epaper

Gold smuggling bid foiled at Chennai airport, one arrested

By IANS | Published: April 05, 2022 9:00 PM

Chennai, April 5 A male passenger was arrested on Tuesday while trying to smuggle in 840 grams of ...

Open in App

Chennai, April 5 A male passenger was arrested on Tuesday while trying to smuggle in 840 grams of gold, said Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.

Based on intelligence, a male passenger who flew in from Dubai was intercepted at the exit by the officials of Air Intelligence Unit.

On examination of his person, two packets containing gold in paste form, concealed in his inner wear, were recovered.

Totally, 840 grams of gold worth Rs 40.08 lakh was seized by the Chennai Air Customs and the passenger was arrested.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Commissioner of customsAir intelligence unit
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalKerala: Gold seized at Cochin airport, passenger detained 

National2 arrested at Mumbai Airport with USD worth Rs 1.15 cr

NationalTamil Nadu: Customs seizes gold worth Rs 79.12 lakh at Trichy airport

NationalTamil Nadu: AIU seizes gold worth Rs 22.52 lakh at Trichy airport, one held

NationalTamil Nadu: AIU seizes gold worth Rs 19.12 at Trichy airport, one held

National Realted Stories

NationalSahara India hits out at makers of 'Scam' series

NationalNow Nagaland poll panel urges Naga body not to abstain from local body polls

NationalAssam: Woman arrested for killing husband & burning his body

NationalTerrorists kill former sarpanch in Shopian, injure tourist couple in Anantnag

NationalJammu-Kashmir Terrorist Attack: Terrorists Shoot Jaipur Couple in Anantnag, Police Cordon Off Area