CHENNAI: Customs officers at Chennai International Airport seized gold valueRs 67 lakh in two days, busting 4 smugglers on Monday after catching one on Sunday.
Mahabul Shaik, 31, an Indian passport holder who arrived from Riyadh in an Air Arabia flight, was once intercepted at the exit of the arrival hall. When the staff examined his checked baggage, they found 24 gold strips weighing 464g and worth Rs 14.7 lakh hid in 24 hair clips. They additionally intercepted 3 other passengers, Mohamed Mustaq Azmath Basha, 34, Shahul Hameed Mohamed Farook, 38 and Hyder Ali Noor Mohamed,47, all Indian passport holders who arrived from Dubai via an IndiGo flight.
During examination of their checked in baggage, 172 grams of gold was once discovered wrapped around a computer charger, 193 grams of gold hid amidst various foreign money coins and 603 grams of gold was once discovered hid of their baggage respectively. Thus a complete of 968 grams of gold value Rs 30 lakh was once recovered in one day.
On Sunday, customs officials had seized 12 gold bits of 24 karat purity weighing 700g and valued at Rs 22 lakh.
Customs officials discovered 4 oblong items, wrapped with black adhesive tape, lying unattended close to probably the most conveyor belts in the arrival hall. They discovered the gold once they reduce the packets open.
Mahabul Shaik, 31, an Indian passport holder who arrived from Riyadh in an Air Arabia flight, was once intercepted at the exit of the arrival hall. When the staff examined his checked baggage, they found 24 gold strips weighing 464g and worth Rs 14.7 lakh hid in 24 hair clips. They additionally intercepted 3 other passengers, Mohamed Mustaq Azmath Basha, 34, Shahul Hameed Mohamed Farook, 38 and Hyder Ali Noor Mohamed,47, all Indian passport holders who arrived from Dubai via an IndiGo flight.
During examination of their checked in baggage, 172 grams of gold was once discovered wrapped around a computer charger, 193 grams of gold hid amidst various foreign money coins and 603 grams of gold was once discovered hid of their baggage respectively. Thus a complete of 968 grams of gold value Rs 30 lakh was once recovered in one day.
On Sunday, customs officials had seized 12 gold bits of 24 karat purity weighing 700g and valued at Rs 22 lakh.
Customs officials discovered 4 oblong items, wrapped with black adhesive tape, lying unattended close to probably the most conveyor belts in the arrival hall. They discovered the gold once they reduce the packets open.
Customs seizes Rs 67L gold at airport in 2 days
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