published by: Sanstuti Nath
Last update: April 16, 2023, 2:21pm IST
Gold, electronic items worth Rs 2 Cr seized at Chennai airport (Representative File Image)
Authorities also recovered mobile phones, laptops and cigarettes from the duo.
More than three kilograms of gold were seized at the airport here from two passengers who arrived here from a Gulf nation, the customs department said on Sunday.
Gold chains hidden in the passengers’ underwear along with the precious metal hidden on their paste-shaped body were recovered after they were found moving suspiciously in the international terminal here on Friday, according to a press release.
Authorities also recovered mobile phones, laptops and cigarettes from the duo.
In total, 3.42 kilograms of gold valued at Rs 1.83 crore and electronic items worth Rs 25 lakh were seized under the relevant sections of the Customs Act, 1962.
The passengers were arrested and later released on bail.
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