Chennai, December 01, 2019 : At chennai airport Sekh Mohammad Maim, 23, of Hooghly, West Bengal who had arrived from Bangkok by Indigo Airlines Flight No. 6E 92, was intercepted by AIU officers at the exit. On examination of his checked-in luggage - a stroller suit case including one baby stroller suit case kept in it and another stroller suit case brought as hand luggage 12 nos. of small gold cylindrical rods of 24K purity were found ingeniosly concealed in the wheels of the stroller suitcases. The gold rods weighing 203 grams and valued at Rs. 8 lakhs were recovered. On personal search of the passenger , gold in rubbery spread was found concealed inside sanitary pad inside his under. On extraction 270 grams of gold valued at Rs. 10.6 lakhs was recovered. Total 473 grams gold valued at Rs. 18.6 lakhs were recovered and seized under Customs Act, 1962.
Further investigation is in progress, according to the press release issued by the Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
