Gold seized at Chennai airport

Chennai : Officials of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized 688 grams of gold valued at Rs 31.99 lakh and arrested a passenger, who arrived from Dubai by Fly Dubai Airlines at the Anna International airport here. A release from the Office of the Commissioner of Customs said the AIU officials intercepted the passenger at the exit. During the personal search of the passenger, one gold ingot of 24 karat purity weighing 686 grams valued at Rs 31.99 lakh was recovered from the rubbery compound
concealed by the passenger in the rectum. The same was seized and the passenger arrested under provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.