CHENNAI: Customs officials seized 1.58kg of gold, value Rs 51.eight lakh, from three passengers right here on Sunday and Monday.
On Sunday, the officials of the Additional Flying Squad-Election Commission passed over two males to customs officials who were nabbed by way of them at Triplicane right here on suspicion that they were wearing gold.
Syed Shaf Khan, 48, and Mohamed Moideen, 59, are citizens of Chennai and so they had travelled from Kuala Lumpur to Trichy by way of an AirAsia flight.
When searched, rubbery materials were recovered in conjunction with gold chains and gold Ingots. On extraction, 1.17kg of gold, valued at Rs 38.31 lakh, was once recovered. One of them was once arrested.
On Monday, customs officials intercepted Irshath Ahamed Mohamed Nizar,22, of Ramanathapuram, who had arrived right here from Dubai in an IndiGo Airline flight.
A gold lower bit weighing 25 gram was once recovered from his pants pocket. Gold in rubbery shape was once additionally recovered from him. He had concealed the gold by way of stitching the waist portion of his lingerie.
On extraction, 386 gram of gold was once recovered. A total of 411 gram of gold, valued at Rs.13.5 lakh, was once seized.
On Sunday, the officials of the Additional Flying Squad-Election Commission passed over two males to customs officials who were nabbed by way of them at Triplicane right here on suspicion that they were wearing gold.
Syed Shaf Khan, 48, and Mohamed Moideen, 59, are citizens of Chennai and so they had travelled from Kuala Lumpur to Trichy by way of an AirAsia flight.
When searched, rubbery materials were recovered in conjunction with gold chains and gold Ingots. On extraction, 1.17kg of gold, valued at Rs 38.31 lakh, was once recovered. One of them was once arrested.
On Monday, customs officials intercepted Irshath Ahamed Mohamed Nizar,22, of Ramanathapuram, who had arrived right here from Dubai in an IndiGo Airline flight.
A gold lower bit weighing 25 gram was once recovered from his pants pocket. Gold in rubbery shape was once additionally recovered from him. He had concealed the gold by way of stitching the waist portion of his lingerie.
On extraction, 386 gram of gold was once recovered. A total of 411 gram of gold, valued at Rs.13.5 lakh, was once seized.
Gold worth Rs 51.8 lakh seized from passengers
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