Chennai, October 5: Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized 4 kg of gold valued at Rs 4.2 crore in two separate incidents and arrested four passengers. The operations were initiated following a tip-off from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) about a large quantity of gold being smuggled into Chennai from Dubai and Malaysia.
Browsing: Huge haul of gold at chennai airport
In a significant bust, customs officials at Chennai Airport have seized gold worth Rs 2.61 crores from a passenger arriving from Dubai.
Chennai airport witnessed a significant gold seizure on Tuesday, with Customs officials recovering nearly 12 kilograms of gold worth Rs 7.58 crore.
Customs officials seized gold worth Rs 1.10 crore at the Chennai airport and arrested three passengers on Thursday.