Gold worth Rs 2.06 crore seized at Chennai airport

Customs officials have seized gold worth Rs 2.06 crore in two separate incidents at Chennai airport on Friday. Two of the passengers were repeat offenders and were arrested.

Chennai: Gold worth Rs 2.06 crore has been seized in two separate incidents at the airport and two persons have been arrested, Customs officials said on Friday.

In the first incident on Thursday, gold in paste form and concealed in rectums of plane passengers were seized.

Seized gold

Besides, gold chains and gold plates from six passengers, who arrived from Dubai, were confiscated, the officials said.

Six passengers were identified as Barkat Pasha, Chakla Sardar, Zakul Amith, Syed Ahmed, Mohammad Baisul and Adam.

Seized gold

Two of the passengers were repeat offenders and were arrested, they said.

In the other incident on Friday, gold paste in packets wrapped in adhesive tape and hidden under the aircraft seats were confiscated, they said.

The total value of the gold seized on the two days was worth Rs 2.06 crore, they said.