AIU seizes gold worth over Rs 30 lakh at Cochin airport

Kochi (Kerala) [India] August 12 (ANI): Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) has seized 466.5 grams of gold from a passenger at Kerala’s Cochin International Airport, the agency informed on Monday.

According to Customs, Cochin International Airport Limited, the gold was being smuggled from Doha to Kochi by the passenger travelling on flight number FZ 453 on Monday.

The passenger arrived from Doha to Kochi via Dubai informed AIU.

The officers of AIU intercepted the suspected passenger at the exit gate area of the Cochin International Airport.

In the search, eight gold chains weighing 466.5 grams were concealed inside the sole of the shoes of the suspected, according to officials.

The gold worth over Rs 30 lakhs was seized by the authorities and further investigation is underway.

Earlier on August 9, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 1,390.85 gm of gold from a passenger at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), said the agency. According to DRI, the gold was being smuggled from Dubai to Hyderabad by the passenger travelling on flight number EK-528.

The officers of DRI intercepted the suspected passenger at the exit area of the International Arrival Hall, RGIA.In the search, two yellow-coloured large metal bars in the shape of batteries were found in his left shoe and his backpack. A yellow-coloured metal chain was also recovered from him, according to the DRI.