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Customs arrests woman for smuggling gold at Delhi airport

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

A woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valued at Rs 41 lakh at the Delhi airport.

The accused was intercepted on Monday after her arrival from Dubai.

"A detailed personal search of the passenger resulted in the recovery of 2 kg of Brownish-coloured substance concealed inside the layers of clothes of undergarments worn by the passenger; extraction from which resulted in the recovery of 1.3 kg of gold valued at Rs 41.59 lakh," a press release issued by the customs said today.

Further, in a follow-up investigation, a man was intercepted outside the airport who was to receive the gold from the woman passenger, it said, adding that both of them have been arrested.

 

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First Published: Apr 25 2018 | 7:55 PM IST

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