Summary:
PUNE: In the second gold catch in four days, the Pune customs authorities on Sunday caught a man who had landed in Pune from Dubai on a SpiceJet flight (SG-52) and recovered gold worth Rs14.66 lakh in a semi-solid paste form from him. In the Sunday’s catch, the man’s statement was recorded and he admitted to possession, carriage, concealment and recovery of the gold. Further investigations in both the cases are underway,” the official added.The official said they were keeping a close eye on all international passengers. “A personal search of the passenger resulted in the recovery of a polythene strip which contained the gold weighing 559.60gm,” the official said.On Thursday, the customs officials recovered gold from two women, both Sri Lankan nationals at the Pune airport . We are keeping a close watch,” the official told TOI..