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Two Sri Lankan women caught smuggling gold worth over Rs 30 lakh at Pune airport

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Customs officials on Thursday caught two Sri Lankan women, for allegedly smuggling gold worth around Rs 30 lakh, at the Pune airport.

According to police, the duo arrived from Singapore by Jet Airways and walked through the Green channel without declaring anything to the Customs.

After noticing suspicious movement, Customs officials interrogated them and it was found that they were carrying 24-carat gold in the form of chain, bangles and biscuits, weighing 914.25 gm.

The jewellery worth around Rs 30,31,937 has been seized on the suspicion of being smuggled, an official statement read.

Further investigation is underway.

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First Published: Mar 15 2019 | 5:38 AM IST

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