Customs seizes gold concealed in hair wigs, undergarment of passengers
In the previous few days, Customs officers have seized gold concealed in hair wigs and even undergarments of the passengers. In one such incident, two folks have been nabbed for making an attempt to sneak in gold below wigs.
Identified as Magroob Akbarali, a resident of Ramanathapuram, and Zubair Hassan Rafiyutheen, a resident of Chennai, each landed on the airport from Dubai on Sunday. Customs officers suspected them of hiding one thing and halted him for an intensive verify. During the verify, sleuths discovered 2 packets of gold paste weighing 698 grams have been discovered concealed below their wigs, which on extraction yielded 595 grams gold. They had even shaved off a portion of their hair in order to deceive safety personnel.
In one other case, Balu Ganesan, 42, a resident of Trichy, who arrived by the identical flight was intercepted and arrested by the customs officers. During a search, three bundles of gold paste have been recovered from the rectum which on extraction yielded 622 grams of gold.
Earlier on Saturday, a person from Villupuram recognized as Anbazhagan was intercepted and arrested by the customs officers. During a private search, 4 packets of gold paste weighing 1.5 kg have been recovered, concealed inside his socks, and stitched inside his underwear. On extraction 1.33 kg gold valued at Rs. 62 lakhs recovered and seized.
In one other such incident, A. Thamin Ansari, a resident of Chennai, the receiver of gold was additionally nabbed outdoors the airport when he approached the passenger to take the gold. Both arrested.
Conversion of gold into compound kind with the intention of smuggling it throughout safety checks isn’t a brand new phenomenon. In truth, a number of mules are apprehended virtually each month at numerous Indian airports whereas making an attempt to smuggle treasured metals hidden someplace in their physique.
