Tamil Nadu: Gold worth over 1 cr seized at Trichy airport, probe on
Jun 24, 2024
Trichy (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 24 : The Officials of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIR) and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized gold from a passenger at Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu, said an official from the Customs Department on Monday.
The gold, weighing 1.666 Kilograms, was valued at Rs 1.19 crores, the official said.
The passenger arrived from Singapore to Trichy.
"Based on specific intelligence, officers of AIU and DRI Trichy detected 1.666 kg of 24K Gold valued at Rs.1.19 crore concealed in an electric circular saw brought by a Male PAX as checked-in luggage. Pax traveled from Singapore to Trichy on June 24. Further investigation is under progress", said the official.
More details are awaited.
Earlier this month, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit at Tamil Nadu's Trichy airport seized 1024 grams of 24K gold valued at Rs 73.32 lakh from a passenger.
They said that the passengers had been arrested.
PlayUnmuteFullscreen"Based on specific intelligence, officers of AIU, Trichy Airport seized 1024 grams of 24K gold valued at Rs 73.32 lakh extracted from gold in paste form concealed by a passenger in his rectum. Passenger has been arrested and further investigation is in progress," officials said.
