Summary:
more-inCustoms officials at Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday arrested two people who were trying to smuggle 1.32 kg of gold paste concealed in their footwear. The total value of the gold paste was ?41.3 lakh. Realising that something was not quite right, officials took a closer look at the slippers and found that gold paste was concealed within its flaps and insoles. Officials recovered 2.15 kg of gold worth ?69.75 lakh in these three cases. He had flown in from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in an international carrier and was wearing a kada and gold chain weighing 568.6 grams, worth ?17.9 lakh, concealed under the sleeves and collar..