Customs department seizes gold and foreign currency worth Rs 67.6 lakh at Chennai airport

Chennai | Thursday | 18th July, 2019

Summary:

On extraction, 653 grams gold worth Rs 23.4 lakh was recovered. One gold chain weighing 188 grams valued at Rs 6.7 lakh was recovered from Abdul Assain. Total currency worth Rs 12.6 lakh was seized as he had not declared the same. On extraction, 690 grams gold worth Rs 24.7 lakh was recovered. 67.6 lakhOverall, bids to smuggle gold worth Rs 55 lakh and foreign currency worth Rs 12.6 lakh by four persons arriving from various places, were foiled by Customs department officials at Chennai airport.