Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 18 (ANI): The customs unit at Bengaluru airport on Friday seized gold weighing 267 grams after intercepting a passenger arriving from Dubai, officials said. 

Further, according to officials, the gold was concealed in his baggage in the form of nuts and bolts and weighed nearly 267 grams. 

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Further investigations are underway. 

Earlier, the Air Customs unit at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital arrested a passenger from Dubai after recovering 2.3 kilograms of gold paste from his baggage, officials informed. (ANI)

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