6 Indians arrested for trying to smuggle gold from Sri Lanka

The arrested Indians, accused of smuggling gold, the reports said, had concealed the gold biscuits in their luggage, pockets of the trousers they were wearing and their rectum.

Colombo: Six Indian nationals were arrested while attempting to smuggle gold biscuits to Chennai from the airport here, media reports, quoting police sources, said.

Customs spokesman Deputy Director Sunil Jayaratne said the suspects, aged between 36 and 53 had concealed the gold biscuits in their luggages, pockets of the trousers they were wearing and their rectum, they said.

The arrests were made at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

Further probe was on in the matter, they added.