One New Delhi bound passenger was captured at the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport for carrying six gold biscuits worth Rs 30.8 lakh in his rectum, customs officials said today.
Two persons from Tamil Nadu were arrested from Silchar Airport on their way to Delhi yesterday after 14 gold biscuits weighing 2.328 kg valued at over Rs 60 lakh were recovered from their rectums.
In today's case, the passenger hailing from Rajasthan was carrying the gold biscuits weighing 996 gram in his rectum, customs officials said.
After the gold was ejected naturally, it was handed over to the customs by CISF officials for further investigation.
Two Kolkata bound passengers were also arrested from Guwahati airport on January 14 for the same charge of hiding six gold biscuits in their rectums.