Biggest Gold Haul At Indian Airport Involves Two Women

[Sidhu...Sidhaarth Roy]

[b]Kochi: [/b][color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]In the biggest gold haul at an Indian airport, 20 gold bars valued at [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=RupeeForadianRegular !important][size=4]Rs.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4] 5.8 crore were seized early today from two women passengers from Dubai. [/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]On the basis of specific information, a team of officers of the Customs Preventive unit conducted the seizure, a customs release said.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The women, hailing from Thrissur and Kozhikode, had arrived in Kochi early today by an Emirates flight. [/size][/font][/color]


[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]They had departed from Kochi to Dubai six days ago.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The bars, weighing 20 kg, were found concealed in specially stitched jackets with pouches worn by the burqa-clad women.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The extent of customs duty sought to be evaded worked out to [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=RupeeForadianRegular !important][size=4]Rs.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4] 60 lakh, the release said.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif][size=4]The seizure is the largest in the recent history of gold smuggling cases detected in the country, the release said.[/size][/font][/color]