Now, Rs 5.6 lakh gold seized from man’s rectum at Chandigarh airport

Smuggling gold through body concealment has become a regular practice at the airport. Since July last year, at least seven such cases have been reported.

Two days after two Gurdaspur women were caught smuggling 800-gram gold concealed in their rectum, customs officials nabbed a Mumbai man using the same mode to sneak in 180-gram gold bars worth Rs 5.6 lakh at the Chandigarh airport on Thursday.

A Mumbai man was caught trying to smuggle 180-gram gold bars worth Rs 5.6 lakh at the Chandigarh airport on Thursday. (Representative image)

The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, landed here from Dubai. He was stopped on suspicion.

The man confessed that he was working for a Dubai-based smuggling network run by Indian nationals. He was to meet someone outside the airport. He was to be paid Rs 3,000 for acting as the courier.

Smuggling gold through body concealment has become a regular practice at the airport. Since July last year, at least seven such cases have been reported. Customs officials have seized gold worth at least Rs 15 crore since international operations began in September 2016.