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2.5 kg gold seized at Chennai airport

August 22, 2022 by adminficci News 0 comments

Chennai Air Customs officials seized 2.52 kg of gold estimated at ₹1.14 crore at Chennai airport in a series of cases since August 18 and 420 g of gold from postal parcel at Foreign Post Office.

On August 21, Chennai Air Customs officials held four Sri Lankan nationals and on examination, they found these passengers had concealed 1.310 kg of gold in their rectum, according to a press release.

In another case, when the officials checked an aircraft (flight 6E- I 208), 284 g of gold was found hidden in the rear side inside cushion of the passenger seat.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/25-kg-gold-seized-at-chennai-airport/article65798032.ece

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