Chennai: Two persons held at airport for smuggling gold worth 30 lakhs
Chennai: Two persons were arrested at the airport in Chennai for allegedly attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 30 lakh from Sri Lanka today. Customs officials arrested the two hailing from Tamil Nadu after a check-up revealed they had concealed the precious metal in their body. A total of 900 grams of gold was recovered from the two passengers, who arrived from Colombo, official sources said. In another incident, two Nepali women were held by the immigration officials for allegedly possessing fake passports. A Nepali man was also detained for allegedly helping them, the sources said, adding they were handed over to the local police.
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