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The recovered gold weighed 3.41kg and it was worth almost Rs1 crore. Sources said, perhaps the smugglers are now reverting to their old modus operandi of using gold biscuits.“The total weight of the gold biscuits is 699.9 gram, which is valued at Rs21,90,750. Pune: The customs officials at the Pune airport recovered six gold biscuits, worth around Rs22 lakh, from the rear lavatory of the SpiceJet flight (SG52) that had come in from Dubai on Saturday.This latest recovery of smuggled gold comes after a two-month break. In recent times, smugglers have tried to sneak in the precious metal into the country in many innovative ways and forms — even making a semi-solid gold paste. These tactics have, however, not worked at the Pune airport..