India News | Tamil Nadu: AIU Seizes Gold Bar Worth Rs 12.50 Lakh at Trichy Airport

Trichy (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 11 (ANI): The Air Intelligence Unit at Trichy Airport in Tamil Nadu seized one piece of gold bar on Sunday, said Trichy Customs Officials. 

According to customs officials, the seizure was made following an intelligence input. The gold bar of 24K purity weighing 209 grams was extracted from paste-like material ingeniously concealed in slippers by a passenger who arrived from Singapore on September 10.

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“Based on intelligence, the AIU, Trichy Airport seized one piece of gold bar of 24K purity weighing 209 grams worth Rs 12.50 lakhs. The Gold bar was extracted from paste-like material ingeniously concealed in slippers by a passenger who arrived from Singapore on September 10,” read the official statement from Customs. 

Earlier, one person was arrested, and over 2.46 kg of foreign-marked gold in the form of gold biscuits and bars were seized from a house in Bhubaneshwar, according to an official statement.

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Based on inputs, a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team raided the house, DRI said in a statement on Thursday. (ANI)

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