Gold coins weighing one kilogram, worth about Rs 40 lakh, were recovered from a passenger at Raja Bhoj Airport in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Tuesday, said a CISF official.
The accused has been identified as Harish Lokwani (35) who arrived here on a flight from Mumbai, he said.
"It was seized during security check. Lokwani claims he is a gold trader and the gold belongs to him. The case has been handed over to the Income Tax department for further probe," he added.