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Gold worth Rs 7.22 crore seized

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Nov 19 2013 | 12:54 PM IST
Around 24 kg gold estimated to be worth Rs 7.22 crore was recovered from the toilet of an aeroplane at the N S C Bose International Airport here.
Assistant Commissioner of Customs R S Meena said last night that the cleaning staff found two unclaimed bags in the toilet of the aircraft which had come from Bangkok and informed the police and bomb squad about the bags.
After opening the two bags, the police found 24 pieces of gold each weighing about 1 kg, Meena said, adding the gold was estimated to be around Rs 7.22 crore.
The Assistant Commissioner Customs said in the last one month, customs authorities have five times seized gold brought illegally into the country.

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First Published: Nov 19 2013 | 12:54 PM IST

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