Telangana - Gold worth Rs 2.29 cr seized at Hyderabad Airport
Based on passenger profiling and monitoring, customs authorities at RGIA confiscated 3743 gms of illegal gold in three cases, worth at Rs 2.29 crore. Passengers from jeddah arrived in hyderabad in two instances. In the first case, an iron box was used to conceal 594 grammes of gold worth Rs 36,41,142 crore. In the second instance, three gold capsules and a portable speaker were used to hide 1225 gms of gold, which was worth Rs 75,14,150 lakh.
The third incident involved a passenger who was going from hyderabad to Dubai. On the basis of precise intelligence, 1924 gms of paste-form gold worth Rs 1,18,01,816 crore that was hidden in pants was confiscated. The Customs Act of 1962 was used to arrest the passengers in the second and third incidents. The subject is currently the subject of more inquiry. hyderabad Customs is persistently battling the smuggling of illegal goods into the nation.
The Customs agents detained two travellers arriving from jeddah based on profiling. "In one instance, a portable speaker and rectum contained gold. In another instance, a box made of iron contained gold. 1.88 kilogramme of gold is present overall, according to an official. The representative said that both passengers had broken a law punishable by Sections 132 and 135 of the Customs Act. In accordance with Section 104 of the Customs Act, the travellers were detained.