The air intelligence wing of the customs department at the Biju Patnaik International Airport seized 215 grams of gold worth Rs 8.91 lakh from a passenger who landed here from Kuala Lumpur, officials said on Monday.
Forty eight gold pieces of foreign origin were found concealed in the baggage of the passenger, a resident of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, on January 17, they said.
The seizure was made under the provisions of the Customs Act, they added.