BENGALURU: In yet one more revolutionary methodology to smuggle in gold from the Gulf, a youth was nabbed at Kempegowda Worldwide Airport (KIA) with an iron field fitted with twin boat-shaped parts, crafted in strong gold and value a whopping Rs 1.6 crore.
The 22-year-old smuggler had carried the field with golden elements in his baggage which he had checked in earlier than boarding the flight in Dubai. Sources with the air intelligence unit of Bengaluru Customs mentioned the smuggling try occurred within the early hours of Tuesday after Emirates Airways flight EK 568 touched down at KIA.
Customs sleuths finishing up passenger profiling stopped the youth from Hyderabad and requested some questions. Smelling one thing fishy, they recalled his check-in baggage and inspected it to discover a white- and gold-coloured iron field, which was not a typical merchandise imported from the Gulf.
The investigators then scanned the iron field and located two boat-shaped items inside. They dismantled {the electrical} equipment to seek out the items have been manufactured from strong gold, weighing over 3kg.
The gold items and iron field have been seized and the smuggler was booked for smuggling and customs obligation evasion. He was remanded in judicial custody.
The 22-year-old smuggler had carried the field with golden elements in his baggage which he had checked in earlier than boarding the flight in Dubai. Sources with the air intelligence unit of Bengaluru Customs mentioned the smuggling try occurred within the early hours of Tuesday after Emirates Airways flight EK 568 touched down at KIA.
Customs sleuths finishing up passenger profiling stopped the youth from Hyderabad and requested some questions. Smelling one thing fishy, they recalled his check-in baggage and inspected it to discover a white- and gold-coloured iron field, which was not a typical merchandise imported from the Gulf.
The investigators then scanned the iron field and located two boat-shaped items inside. They dismantled {the electrical} equipment to seek out the items have been manufactured from strong gold, weighing over 3kg.
The gold items and iron field have been seized and the smuggler was booked for smuggling and customs obligation evasion. He was remanded in judicial custody.
