Customs officers seized 3.54 kg of gold worth Rs 2 crore smuggled in a flight from Sharjah to Coimbatore and arrested 2 passengers in this connection.
Customs officials received a tip-off that gold was being smuggled on a flight from Sharjah to Coimbatore. Accordingly, the customs department conducted a thorough search of passengers and their belongings on the flight that arrived in Coimbatore from Sharjah yesterday. At that time, the officers took the 2 male passengers who were suspicious and searched them separately. Then, it was discovered that they were smuggling 3.54 kg of gold in the form of a gold chain and a lump in their trouser pocket.
Its value is Rs.2.05 crore. After this, the gold was confiscated and the customs officials investigated them. It was revealed that they were Manikandan from Cuddalore and Ibrahim from Trichy. After this, both of them were arrested by the customs officials. Also, is anyone else involved in the gold smuggling? They are actively investigating.