Five smuggling attempts foiled, Rs 4.73-cr gold seized at Hyderabad airport over two days
Gold smuggling has been rising around Diwali over the past few years, says a Customs official.
Customs officials at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Friday foiled three gold-smuggling attempts when they intercepted and arrested three flyers from Dubai, taking the number of foiled attempts this week to five. The officials said a total of 8,995g of gold, valued at Rs 4.73 crore, had been seized.
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