Hyderabad Customs seizes 3.7 kg smuggled gold

Hyderabad Customs on Thursday said it has seized over 3.7 kg of smuggled gold valued at Rs 2.19 crore and foreign currency worth Rs 16.46 lakh at the international airport here.

In a series of operations on the basis of specific



inputs and profiling, Hyderabad Customs officers at the airport intercepted six passengers and seized a total of 3.734 kg of smuggled gold and foreign currency worth Rs 16.46 lakh on Wednesday and Thursday under the Customs Act 1962, a release from Customs said.