Rs 1 cr worth of gold hidden under plane seat seized at Hyderabad

Over 3kg of gold, hidden beneath a seat in an aircraft and apparently meant for smuggling, was seized by the customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.

Over 3kg of gold, hidden beneath a seat in an aircraft and apparently meant for smuggling, was seized by the customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.

Customs officials today seized over 3 kg gold worth around Rs one crore, hidden beneath a seat in an aircraft and apparently meant for smuggling, at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport at Shamshabad. (Representational Photo)

“The gold biscuits, weighing 3.1 kg, were hidden under the aircraft seat that landed from Dubai at the airport on Sunday afternoon,” a customs official said.

Nobody has been arrested in this connection so far, the official said. “We are further verifying and investigation is on,” he said.