Bhubaneswar: Gold worth Rs 22 lakh seized at airport

Bhubaneswar | Tuesday | 10th April, 2018

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BHUBANESWAR: After a lull of only a week, the Customs on Monday seized gold worth Rs 22 lakh from a passenger at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here. "The gold seized on Monday was hidden in a mixer grinder and was spotted during scanning of the baggage. Altogether, the Customs seized nearly Rs 1 crore of the yellow metal from the passengers. Last week, the officisla seized 180 gram of the yellow metal from a passenger who was coming from Bangkok. "Although there is no direct flight from here to Dubai, the passenger had booked from Dubai to Bhubaneswar and changed the aircraft in Delhi..