Customs seize gold worth over Rs 70L from passenger at airport

KOLKATA, Nov 13:  Customs personnel today seized over one kg gold, estimated to be worth more than Rs 70 lakh, from a passenger allegedly trying to smuggle it into the country at the N S C Bose International Airport here.

While checking the baggage of a passenger named B Zakaria who had arrived from Bangkok, the Customs personnel found that he had concealed the gold inside batteries that he was carrying, Assistant Commissioner of Customs R S Meena said.

The gold weight around 1.652 kg and is estimated to be worth at least Rs 72 lakh, Meena said. (PTI)

 

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