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Further investigations are on,” an official said.People are lured into jobs in the Middle East and then used to smuggle gold, a customs official told TOI. Smugglers’ way of carrying gold keeps changing, but we are on alert,” the official added.“The woman, in her statement, agreed to possession, carriage, concealment and recovery of the gold. The three pouches had been attached to her waist with the help of a belt. The alertness level will continue until the end of the year,” the official said.The authorities were planning to increase the women personnel at the airport as in many cases the carriers of smuggled gold were women.“ The gold paste technique is the latest. The woman’s suspicious appearance made us check her,” a customs official told TOI.The total weight of the gold was 2,791.43 grams valued at Rs 90,44,235, the official added.“We have been on the highest alert at Pune airport for 15 days before Diwali ..