Gold hidden in rectum seized at Chennai Airport
By IANS| Published: 3rd February 2021 3:24 am IST
Chennai, Feb 2 : Customs officials at Chennai Airport on Tuesday seized 588 gm gold valued at Rs 29.74 lakh from two passengers who arrived from Dubai and Singapore.
The authorities recovered four gold paste bundles from the rectum of the passenger who arrived from Dubai. The passenger who landed from Singapore had concealed 158 gm gold inside a cordless machine.
The officials have seized the gold and registered two separate cases under the Customs Act.
The latest seizure was made close on the heels of recovery of gold worth Rs 2.17 crore from seven passengers who had arrived from Dubai and Sharjah. The passengers had swallowed capsules of gold paste wrapped with polythene/rubber cover.