According to Customs officials, the Chinese duo was headed to Doha by a Qatar Airlines flight.
When they arrived at the airport today morning to board the flight, Customs officials checked their luggage and found 127.9 kg of red sandalwood in the form of garlands made out of sandalwood beads.
Upon finding the prohibited item, officials seized the sandalwood and detained the duo for further investigation.
Earlier, the Customs department nabbed a group of nine Chinese nationals with 419.5 kg of sandalwood on April 22.