The Air Custom Unit at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi have arrested five people in three separate cases of smuggling and recovered 6,522 grams of gold worth Rs. 3.43 crore hidden in their clothes and rectum.
The Delhi Customs (Airport and General) posted on X, “AirCustoms@IGIA have booked 3 separate cases of smuggling after 6522 gms of gold concealed by 5 pax in their clothes & rectum were recovered and seized. Value of seized gold is Rs. 3.43 Cr Further investigations are on.”
The Customs department issued a statement saying that on August 13, on the basis of suspicion, the officers of Airport Customs at Terminal-3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, filed three different cases of gold smuggling against five Indian national passengers who arrived at Terminal-3, IGI Airport New Delhi by Flight No. EY218 of Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi and flight no. 6E 1464 of Indigo Airlines from Dubai.
The passengers attempted to smuggle the gold by disguising it in their jeans and handbags, one passenger tried to smuggle it hidden in his rectum. After the search, the recovery of gold collectively weighed 6,522 grams, which has a tariff value of Rs. 3.42 crore.
As per the statement, the recovered gold has been confiscated under section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962. Three passengers have been arrested under section 104 of the Customs Act, 1962, however, further investigation is under progress.
