New Delhi: Customs officials at Hyderabad airport have arrested a man for smuggling 636 grams of gold worth Rs 38.62 lakh. A senior customs official said the accused was arrested on the basis of profiling after his arrival from Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. “The gold brick was cleverly hidden in the fan. The recovered gold was seized under the provisions of Section 110 of the Customs Act and the passenger was later arrested under Section 104 of the Customs Act,” the officer said. taken.” The inspection of the matter is going on.
Based on passenger profiling, @hydcus intercepted a pax coming from Kuala lumpur on 14.09.2023 & found 1 pc of #gold ring of wt. 636 gms valued Rs. 38.62 lakhs, concealed in fan & the gold was #seized. @cbic_india @cgstcushyd @PIBHyderabad pic.twitter.com/4p70ELfPN9
— Hyderabad Customs (@hydcus) September 14, 2023
