Gold rods worth Rs 46 lakh seized from flier coming from Sharjah

Jaipur: Gold worth about Rs 46 lakh has been seized at the Jaipur International Airport. The customs officials caught a passenger from Sharjah-Jaipur flight. During the probe, gold bars were found in the passenger’s box. About 756 grams of gold came out of them. The total price of seized gold has been told as Rs 46,64,520.

As per the customs officer, in the morning, information about the smuggling of gold was received on the flight coming from Sharjah. On this, the teams deployed at the airport were instructed to remain active. All the officers got in to action as soon as the flight landed. A passenger was stopped by the authorities and was asked for scrutiny however information regarding gold couldn’t be extracted from him. After this, the baggage of the passenger was checked, and nothing was recovered in scanning. On stringent check gold bars were found in a carton inside the bag.

The passenger has been produced in court for questioning. The gold has been confiscated.