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CHENNAI, NOV 29
Gold weighing 3.15 kg, valued at Rs 1.57 crore was seized at the Chennai airport in three separate incidents. In connection with this, three people arrested, a top customs official said on Sunday.
In the first incident, Customs officials recovered gold sheets concealed in LCD monitors found in the checked-in baggage of three passengers who arrived from Dubai on Saturday night.
Chennai Air Customs: 3.15 kg gold valued @ Rs.1.57 Cr seized under CustomsAct from 8 pax who arrvd by flts FZ8517,IX1644 &6E66 from Dubai on Nov 28/29, 64 gold sheets/foils frm LCD monitors,12 frm laptop, trolley bag & 3 packets of gold paste frm pant were recovered.3 Arrested pic.twitter.com/Ml7JZ4gDuJ
— Chennai Customs (@ChennaiCustoms) November 29, 2020
In another incident, the sleuths recovered gold sheets and gold foils hidden in laptops and LCD monitors from four passengers, who came from the gulf nation today.
In the third incident, gold concealed in plastic pouches was recovered from a passenger upon his arrival here from Dubai.
Three passengers were arrested in this connection and 3.15 kgs of gold worth Rs 1.57 crore was confiscated under relevant sections of Customs Act and an investigation was on, the release said.
