Bids to smuggle gold worth Rs 46L foiled at Chennai airport

Chennai | Wednesday | 19th June, 2019

Summary:

By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: Air Intelligence Unit sleuths from the Customs department foiled attempts to smuggle 1.35kg gold worth Rs 46 lakh at Chennai Airport and arrested one person. On further examination, four 10 tola gold bars with foreign markings and 28 gold cut bits were found. The total gold seized is worth 1 kg and valued at Rs 34 lakh. On extraction, 334 grams of gold was recovered from rubbery spread. A total 351 grams gold worth Rs 12 lakh was seized..