A female passenger arriving from Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur was apprehended at Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu, carrying gold worth over one crore rupees, the Customs Department reported on Wednesday, August 14.
The 2291 grams of Gold of 24 Karat and 22 Karat purity, weighing 1.605 kg, were found by a female passenger on Air Asia flight number AK-29 who attempted to smuggle the same without declaring it to Customs to evade payment of customs duty.
Verification of her passport also revealed that she is not an eligible passenger to import gold. The passenger has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody. Further investigation is under progress.