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CHENNAI, OCT 13
Gold ingots weighing 1,055 grams and valued at Rs 51.36 lakh were recovered from an air passenger who arrived here from Dubai on Tuesday, Customs officials said.
Chennai Air Customs: 1055 grams of gold ingot valued at Rs. 51.36 Lakhs recovered & seized under Customs Act,1962 from a pax who arrived by flight EK 544 from Dubai on 12.10.2021. 3 bundles of Gold in paste form were concealed in his rectum. Pax arrested. @cbic_india pic.twitter.com/HTwVJt8CEx
— Chennai Customs (@ChennaiCustoms) October 13, 2021
Acting on specific inputs, the air intelligence wing sleuths intercepted a 28-year-old man on his arrival from Dubai and retrieved the precious metal during a search, a press release said here.
Three units of gold bundles concealed in his rectum was recovered under relevant sections of Customs Act,1962. The value of the gold seized was Rs 51.36 lakh and an investigation was on, it said.