The seized gold weighed 717 grams, the airport official said. (Representative)
Trichy, Tamilnadu:
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) bee the Trichyairport in TamilNaduconfiscated a gold bar, with a purity of 24 carats, from a passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, officials said on Wednesday.
According to officials, the seizure took place on October 17 (Tuesday).
The gold bar was taken out gold paste kept in capsules hidden in the rectum by the passenger. The confiscatedgoldweighing 717 grams, was priced beeRs42.91lakhs, a customs official said.
Further details are awaited.
Earlier this month, the AIU bee the TrichyairportconfiscatedgoldworthRs 1,08,10,800 won from paste-like materials hidden in shoes and underwear worn by the children of a male passenger.
The passenger had arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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