Gold worth Rs 48 lakh seized at Kochi airport
The passenger was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Kochi
The passenger was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Kochi
The passenger was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Kochi
Kochi: The Customs on Sunday seized gold worth Rs 48 lakh from a passenger at Kochi airport.
According to officials, the passenger had hidden the gold in paste form inside the waistband of his pants and in a specially stitched pocket of his undergarment. The yellow metal weighed 1.005 kg in total.
The passenger was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Kochi. Further investigations are on, a statement from the customs said.
Last month, two customs officials were nabbed for their alleged involvement in gold smuggling via Thiruvananthapuram airport.
The duo, a souce said, had helped the gold smuggling racket transport around 80 kg of gold through the airport.