Another incident of gold smuggling has been reported in Hyderabad. Around 1.93 kg of gold worth ₹1.17 crore and more than 62,000 smuggled Cigarette sticks have been seized by the Hyderabad customs in separate incidents at the international airport.In a release issued by the customs department, it said that based on passenger profiling and surveillance, the officials recovered the smuggled gold and the cigarettes on July 09.Telangana | Hyderabad Customs seized 1.93 kg of gold valued at Rs 1.17 crores from two passengers who arrived from Dubai and Jeddah at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. 62,400 cigarette sticks were also seized from 2 passengers who arrived from Bangkok and Dubai: Customs pic.twitter.com/7TqSXVR8hj— ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2023Similar cases were reported in HyderabadIn a separate incident, 1,399 gms of gold in the form of bars were seized from a passenger travelling from Dubai to Hyderabad, the release said.During the investigation, it was found that the plan was for an Airport staff member to take the gold through. Customs foiled the plan in a swift interception, the release said, adding that both the passenger and the Airport staffer were placed under arrest.Also, in another case, 527 grams of smuggled gold was seized from a passenger who had allegedly concealed the yellow metal in the rectum in the form of two capsules, the customs said.Both of them were placed under arrest. In the second case, 527 gms of smuggled gold, valued at Rs. 31.8 lakhs was recovered from a passenger who had arrived at Hyderabad from Jeddah. Gold was concealed in the rectum of the person in the form of two capsules.(4/5)— Hyderabad Customs (@hydcus) July 10, 2023Apart from these incidents, two more incidents were reported in Hyderabad, where a total of 62,400 smuggled cigarettes were recovered from two passengers who arrived from Bangkok and Dubai respectively.Further, 62,400 smuggled Cigarette sticks were seized from 2 passengers who arrived from Bangkok and Dubai .Further investigation in the matter is under progress. Hyderabad Customs is making sustained efforts in combating smuggling of contraband into the country.(5/5)— Hyderabad Customs (@hydcus) July 10, 2023Further, the investigation for these cases is on, the release added.
