Customs officials recovered gold worth ₹1 crore from two passengers who arrived from Sharjah at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar, on Wednesday.
A customs spokesperson said, “Our staff at Amritsar airport intercepted two passengers coming from Sharjah by Air India Express flight IX138 in the morning.”
{{^htLoading}} {{/htLoading}}
He said, “On baggage search, the passengers were found to be concealing gold inside the motor parts which were placed in their checked-in luggage. The gold having total weight of 1,641.60 grams were recovered. The market value of the said gold is nearly ₹1 crore. It was seized under section 110 of the Custom Act, 1962.”