Kochi (Kerela) [India], January 28 (ANI): The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Kochi Airport has seized 848.75 gms of suspected foreign-origin gold in a compound form, worth nearly Rs 44 lakh, an official statement said on Sunday.

The Customs Department said that the gold was recovered from a passenger who had arrived at the airport from Jeddah to Kochi via Kuwait on Sunday.

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"The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Kochi, seized 848.75 gms of suspected foreign-origin gold in three cylindrical-shaped capsules in a compact form, worth approximately Rs 44 lakh, from a passenger who had arrived from Jeddah via Kuwait in a flight No. KU357 at Kochi Airport," the official said.

"They were found concealed in the rectum," he added.

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The recovered gold was seized under relevant sections of the Customs Act 1962, an official said.

Further investigation into the case is underway. (ANI)

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