Gold seized from 2 passengers at Chennai airport

Chennai | Tuesday | 13th November, 2018

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When searched, two crude gold chains weighing 198 grams of 24 karat purity and worth Rs 6.5 lakh were recovered. They were concealed in her rectum.On Monday night, Mohamed Nisam, 46, who arrived here from Kuala Lumpur in an AirAsia flight was intercepted. On examination of checked in baggage, 17 Apple watches, 10 iPhone 6S, 6 SIGMA camera lenses, 900 2GB hard discs worth Rs 13 lakh and one gold cut bit weighing 40 gram and of 24 k purity worth Rs 1.30 lakh were recovered. CHENNAI: Customs officials at Chennai International Airport have detected two cases of smuggling of gold and electronic items On Tuesday morning, Fathima Sanoosa Amrul Fais, 23, who arrived from Colombo in a SriLankan flight, was intercepted at the exit of arrival hall on suspicion that she may be carrying gold as she was walking in uncomfortable manner..