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Tag: Gold Smuggling At Chennai Airport

2.5 Kg Smuggled Gold@85 Lakh Seized From Keralite Air Passenger

[Chennai,TN]2.5 Kg Smuggled Gold @ 85 Lakh Seized From Keralite Air Passenger
2.5 kg gold, valued at around Rs 85 lakh, was seized from a man who arrived Chennai Airport from Abu Dhabhi by an early morning flight today,
The Flyer hailing from Kerala, was found carrying the precious metal in his hand baggage,
Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have detained him for questioning,
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8 Kg Smuggled Gold@Rs 2.75 Crore Recovered From Chennai Airport

[Chennai,TN] 8 Kg Smuggled Gold@Rs 2.75 Crore Recovered From Chennai Airport
Customs officials today recovered eight kgs of gold valued at Rs 2.75 crore at the airport here.
A total of 5.5 kg of gold was found in two separate unclaimed bags while a passenger was found carrying 2.5 kg of the precious metal in his hand baggage, airport officials said.
Investigation was on to ascertain who had left behind the bags while the passenger, who arrived from Bangkok, was detained for inquiry, they said.