Customs arrests woman, seizes 481 grams gold in Mumbai

The Customs department arrested a woman and seized 481 grams of gold foil from her possession at Mumbai International Airport. The accused had coated the gold sheet in carbon paper and kept it in cavities made in chocolate boxes.

Mumbai: Customs at Mumbai International Airport arrested a woman who arrived from Dubai on Monday and seized 481 grams of 24 karat gold foil from her possession.

According to a customs official, in order to cheat the scanner at the airport, the accused had coated the gold sheet in carbon paper and kept it in cavities made in chocolate boxes.

The woman has been arrested on charges of smuggling gold.

Notably, the Customs department had arrested a woman and seized over two kilograms of gold worth over Rs 94 lakh from her possession at Hyderabad airport on Saturday.

(With inputs from ANI)