Two persons have been held in separate incidents of smuggling of gold worth about Rs 64 lakh, at the Delhi airport here.
Officials said in the first incident, a man, identified as Tanishq G, was intercepted in a joint operation by the Central Industrial Security Force and Customs authorities at the Indira Gandhi international airport in the wee hours today.
"Tanishq had hidden 1.52 kg gold slab in his bag. Also, his uncle present outside the airport was apprehended for similar charges and handed over to Customs officials," a senior CISF officer said.
In the second incident, a person was held late yesterday at the airport for smuggling in half-a-dozen gold biscuits from Saudi Arabia. Officials identified the accused as Naseem A (31) hailing from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
He arrived here on an Air India flight from Riyadh via Mumbai and was intercepted by CISF personnel based on an intelligence input yesterday, the official added.
"The estimated value of the gold seized in both the cases is about Rs 64 lakh," the official added.
