Gold worth Rs 54 lakh seized from passenger at Goa airport

Gold worth Rs 54.28 lakh was today seized from a passenger, who arrived from Dubai by an Air India flight, by sleuths of the Air intelligence unit, Custom officials said.
Acting on a tip-off, the passenger, a native of Kerala, was apprehended while carrying two kg gold worth Rs 54.28 lakh, after he arrived from an Air India flight at the Goa airport at 4.30 AM, they added.
Meanwhile, the Customs also seized cigarettes worth Rs 4.36 lakh from two passengers, who arrived from Sharjah by an Air Arabia flight at 5 AM, officials added.