Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad seized 24 foreign-origin gold biscuits weighing 2,799.3 grams and valued at Rs 4.26 crore after they were found concealed inside an IndiGo aircraft that had arrived from Dubai, IANS reported.
The seizure was made during rummaging operations conducted on IndiGo flight 6E-1478 following its arrival from Dubai, officials said on Friday, as per IANS report.
Gold recovered from lavatory concealment
With the assistance of aircraft engineers, Customs officers carried out a detailed search of the aircraft and recovered two pouches wrapped in black plastic tape from a speaker box located in the front lavatory.
Upon examination, the pouches were found to contain 24 gold biscuits of 999.0 purity, equivalent to 24 carat gold, with a combined weight of 2,799.3 grams. Officials said the seized gold has a domestic market value of ₹4,26,89,325.
