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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

Gold seized at airport

Customs officials at the Chennai airport seized 1.5 kg of gold worth ₹66.34 lakh from a passenger who had hidden it in an iron hammer. The passenger had arrived from Dubai. The seized hammer had gold moulded on the inside.

In a separate incident, 1.2 kg of gold was found in a mirror frame carried by a passenger from Kuwait.

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