Flier Detained At Hyderabad Airport For Allegedly Smuggling Gold

HYDERABAD:  Customs officials on Sunday detained a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad for allegedly smuggling 1.3 kg gold worth nearly Rs. 41 lakh concealed in his body cavities.

The Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs checked the passenger on-board a flight when he was traveling from Muscat to Chennai via Hyderabad.

"The passenger was



traveling by a flight from Muscat to Chennai, which arrived in Hyderabad at 07.00 hrs today. He was found carrying 7 gold bars total weighing 1,349 grams valued at Rs. 40,85,000," a senior customs official said.

The gold bars were concealed in body cavities and the passenger was subsequently de-boarded and detained for questioning, he said.

Further probe is underway.