A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold valued at about Rs 32 lakh at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here.
The accused was intercepted by customs officials soon after his arrival from Dubai yesterday. "On detailed examination of the passenger in person, three pieces of gold bars total weighing 1.2 kg were recovered which was concealed in the pocket of his trouser," said Neeta Lall Butalia, Customs Commissioner.
The total value of the gold is Rs 31.22 lakh, she said.
The gold bars were seized and the person was arrested.
On January 13, three persons were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle gold valued at about Rs 75 lakh at the airport.
The trio, who hail from Kerala, were intercepted by customs officials on their arrival from Dubai.
They had concealed three kilograms of gold inside the aluminium strips of their checked-in bags.
On January 7, three persons, including a father and his daughter, were arrested at the airport with gold bars valued at over Rs two crore.
The customs officials had recovered 9 gold bars of one kg each and collectively valued at Rs 2.2 crore from these three passengers, customs officials have said.
Another man was arrested from the airport on January 4 for allegedly trying to smuggle 1.2 kg of gold bars worth about Rs 28.77 lakh. The accused, a native of Ghaziabad, was intercepted by customs officers after his arrival from Bangkok.
