Gold bars worth Rs 50 lakh seized

Gold bars, weighing 1.5 kg and valued at Rs 50 lakh, were today seized from two passengers who arrived here from Bahrain, airport sources said.
Customs officials questioned them after they became suspicious of their movement and seized the gold bars that was kept in their baggage, they said.
They were arrested and investigations are on, they said.
In the last two weeks, officials have seized about eight kg of gold valued at Rs three crore, they added.