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Saturday, 4 April 2015

Customs nab two with Rs 86 lakh-worth gold at Ahmedabad airport

Ahmedabad: Two persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly trying to smuggle about three kg of gold, worth Rs 86.43 lakh, by hiding the yellow metal under a seat of a plane which landed at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here from Dubai.


"Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs seized 3,233.60 grams of gold, valued Rs 86.43 lakh, in the form of bars. The gold was hidden under a seat in SpiceJet flight which arrived here from Dubai last night," said a customs official.

Parvez Alam and Mohammed Yunios Rafeeq Ahmad were arrested and were likely to be produced before the court on Friday, said the official.
03/04/15 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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