Chennai: Gold, electronic goods worth Rs 3.09 crore seized by Air Intel Wing

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Chennai,
Aug
06:
Over
six
kilograms
of
gold
and
electronic
goods
worth
Rs
3.09
crore
were
seized
in
multiple
incidents
at
the
airport
here
in
the
last
two
days,
the
Customs
department
said
on
Friday.

The
air
intelligence
wing
of
the
department
recovered
gold
in
paste
form
and
two
gold
chains
concealed
in
the
pant
pockets
of
two
different
passengers
who
arrived
here
from
Dubai
on
August
3
and
4,
respectively.

The
authorities
also
retrieved
electronic
goods
and
cigarettes
from
them,
a
press
release
from
the
Principal
Commissioner
of
Customs
said.

In
another
incident,
the
authorities
recovered
six
packets
of
gold
in
paste
form
that
was
lying
behind
the
toilet
at
the
arrival
hall
of
the
international
airport.

In
total,
6.50
kg
of
gold
and
electronic
goods
worth
Rs
3.09
crore
were
seized.

An
investigation
was
on.