NEW DELHI: Gold price Rs 29 lakh, hid as metallic buttons of attire, has been seized from the possession of an Indian male passenger on the worldwide airport right here, the customs division mentioned on Tuesday. The accused was intercepted after his arrival from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Monday.
“By spot profiling methods, customs officers flagged the passenger on the Inexperienced Channel exit. Upon X-ray scanning of the luggage, suspicious photos have been seen.
“Whereas the passenger cleared the DFMD (door body metallic detector) with out triggering any alarms, an in depth guide inspection of the luggage revealed 201 silver-coated rings showing to be made from gold, ingeniously hid as metallic buttons of attire,” the customs division mentioned in a submit on X. The hid metallic rings, confirmed to be 24 carat gold, weighed a complete of 379 grams valued about Rs 29 lakh, it mentioned.
Gold Buttons in Women Clothes – Smuggling Try Foiled at IGI Airport!
Customs officers at IGI Airport, New Delhi intercepted an Indian nationwide male passenger trying to smuggle hid gold on sixth January 2025.
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In one other case, a male passenger was intercepted after his arrival from Jeddah. “The passenger underwent screening by way of a DFMD, which didn’t detect any metallic gadgets on the particular person (no beep was heard). Nonetheless, throughout an X-ray examination of the luggage, suspicious photos have been seen,” the customs mentioned in one other submit.
Upon detailed guide examination of the passenger’s baggage, it was discovered that eight cylindrical items of yellow metallic, suspected to be gold, have been hid inside an electrical iron, it mentioned. The entire weight of the recovered metallic was 600 grams valued at Rs 46.80 lakh roughly, the customs mentioned.
