Mumbai, Nov 12 Customs officials at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport have seized 1.48 kg of 24-carat gold dust concealed in wax, valued at Rs 1.82 crore, from a passenger arriving from Doha, an official said on Thursday.
The Air Intelligence Unit intercepted the passenger, who arrived in Mumbai from Doha on November Wednesday, and recovered the gold dust from his undergarment, the official said in a statement.
The seized gold was examined and valued by a government-approved valuer before being confiscated under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, on November 12, the statement said. Further investigation into the case is underway, it added.
Between October 17 and November 3, the airport Customs personnel seized Rs 46.94 crore of contraband items, it said.
(PTI News)
