Amritsar: Customs AIU staff of Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport, Amritsar intercepted one passenger (pax) coming from Dubai by Spicejet flight SG56 in the morning of 23.05.2024.
On his personal search, the pax was found to be concealing three oval shaped capsules inside his rectum.
The capsules have gross weight 950 grams approx found to be containing gold in paste form.
The net weight of gold upon extraction came out to be 695 grams. The tariff value as per Notification No. 37/2024 N.T dated 21.05.2024 and Exchange rate notification No. 36/2024 N.T of the seized gold came at Rs. 44,43,642/- approx (Rs. 6393.73 per gram).
The same were seized under section 110 of Custom Act, 1962. Further investigation is under process