Gold, digital items price Rs 52 lakh seized at Trichy Airport
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The remaining gold was recovered from the passenger’s hand and check-in baggage. The passenger was detained for questioning. Authorities have launched an in depth investigation into the matter.
Final month additionally international foreign money of USD 10,000 hid within the undergarments of a male passenger was seized on the Trichy airport. The seizure was made on January 30.
In the meantime, on Friday, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Mumbai Airport Customs Division made many seizures amounting to Rs 1.44 crore in gold and Rs 92.43 lakh in international foreign money from travellers concerned in smuggling. The officers seized round 2.8 kg of gold price valued at Rs 1.44 Crore in three separate instances. The Mumbai Customs Division additionally seized 90,000 AED (Arab Emirate Dirham) and 90,000 US {Dollars} in two totally different instances.