Gold paste worth Rs 1.1 crore seized from Kerala man at Hyderabad airport

Customs officials found the gold wrapped in a plastic cover and glued around the waist of his trousers.

On Tuesday, Customs officials intercepted a flyer from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and seized gold weighing 403g, worth about Rs 21 lakh in the market.

Listen to this article

00:00

1x 1.5x 1.8x

Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad arrested a Kerala-based man and seized gold worth Rs 1.1 crore from him on his arrival from Dubai on Thursday. The gold recovered was in the form of a paste.

Officials said the flyer arrived from the UAE by the Emirates EK-526 flight around 8 am and that he was found moving suspiciously. On searching him thoroughly, the officials found gold in a paste form concealed in the waist area of his trousers. It was wrapped in a plastic cover and glued around the trousers, they said.

“Gold weighing 1761 grams, valued at Rs 1,10,06,250, was seized by Customs. The passenger has been arrested as per Customs Act 1962. Further investigation is in progress,” a press note said.

Story continues below this ad

On Tuesday, Customs officials intercepted a flyer from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and seized gold weighing 403g, worth about Rs 21 lakh in the market. Three capsules were seized from him. He was planning to fly to Jaipur when the officials nabbed him. Since the seized gold was worth less than Rs 50 lakh, the flyer was let off with a notice to cooperate with further investigations.

In a similar instance, a flyer who arrived from Muscat, Oman, was intercepted by Customs officials and 1,476 g of gold were recovered from her on Monday. The gold was in the form of a paste and concealed in a sanitary pad that the woman had kept near her seat on the flight. The seized gold was worth Rs 77.9 lakh and she was arrested.

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Tags:
hyderabad airport