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LUCKNOW: A passenger from Dubai was held with gold rods worth Rs 31 lakh at Amausi airport on Friday.The accused Saffikur Rehman had hidden the gold rods weighing over 900 grams in a hammer. When we scanned the hammer found in his bag two gold rods were found," said deputy commissioner, airport, Niharika Lakha. Rehman works as a driver in Dubai and has links with a smuggling gang there, officials said. He has been booked under Customs Act, 1962.Custom officers said Rehman had promised a free air travel by the gang to his native district Gorakhpur if he managed to smuggle the gold rods. "We got suspicious seeing his bag..