Man held at RGIA with gold worth Rs. 34L concealed in chocolate boxes

Hyderabad: Customs officials seized 763.66 grams of gold worth Rs. 34.20 lakh from a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here on Monday. The man arrived on a flight Riyadh on a flight

In a statement, the Customs said a case had been booked against a man for smuggling gold. The passenger arrived by Jazeera flight J91403 from Riyadh via Kuwait. The gold was concealed in cookie and chocolate boxes.

On 27.9.21 Hyderabad Customs booked a case for smuggling of gold against a male pax. arriving by Jazeera Flight J9 1403 from Riyadh via Kuwait. 763.660 gms of gold concealed in cookie and chocolate boxes valued at Rs. 34.24 lakhs recovered & seized. Further investigation ongoing. pic.twitter.com/hF2ZiRQ0Aj

— Hyderabad Customs (@HyderabadCusto1) September 27, 2021