Customs officials apprehended a 41-year-old man for trying to smuggle in 40,000 cigarette sticks
HYDERABAD: Customs sleuths apprehended a passenger who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport from Dubai for trying to smuggle in 1.6 kilo gold on Tuesday.
Customs officials have also apprehended a passenger for trying to smuggle in foreign cigarettes.
The passenger, Amtul H Mohammed, of Hakimpet, concealed pouches containing gold paste weighing about 1.6 kilos inside her clothes. The accused arrived by FlyDubai airlines flight (FZ 8779) at 2.50 pm on Tuesday.
Amtul opted for a green channel at Customs check area indicating that she was not carrying any dutiable items. Customs sleuths intercepted her and recovered the gold worth Rs 74 lakh. Customs sleuths booked a case against her under the Customs Act and seized the gold.