The Customs official arrested two persons, an Air passenger and a receiver for smuggling at Lucknow Airport and recovered 460 grams of gold valued at Rs 24.38 lakh from their possession.The passengers reached Lucknow Airport from Dubai on April .
Gold worth Rs 1 crore 19 lakh was seized by the authorities at Lucknow airport in Uttar Pradesh late on Sunday night. The smugglers had taped the gold to their feet.
The addition of Ozar (also spelled as Ojhar) Airport in the list of Hajj Embarkation Points will ease the difficulties Muslims from Nashik, Malegaon, Dhule and other cities and towns of North Maharashtra face while travelling to Makkah to perform the annual Haj rituals.