Flier Held With 1.3 Kg Gold At Shamshabad Airport

Hyderabad: Customs officials arrested a passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Sunday for smuggling 1.3 kg gold worth nearly Rs 41 lakh concealed in his body cavities.

On a tip off the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) sleuths made the accused de-board at Hyderabad

The accused from Mumbai was travelling from Muscat to Chennai via Hyderabad, but on a tip off the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) sleuths made the accused de-board at Hyderabad.

The officials said that the accused carried 7 gold bars which were concealed in body cavities. Further probe is on.