Gold worth Rs 52 lakh seized from passenger at Bhubaneshwar airport

Officers of Air Customs intercepted the passenger hailing from Kerala at the Bhubaneswar Airport

PTI

November 15, 2019 / 09:30 IST

Customs officials at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneshwar have seized smuggled gold worth around Rs 52 lakh from a passenger, officials said on November 14.

Officers of Air Customs intercepted the passenger hailing from Kerala, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur at the Bhubaneswar Airport on the night of November 13, they said.

During frisking, gold weighing 1,310.65 gram having 99.9 per cent purity were recovered from his possession, the officials said.

Further investigation is underway.

PTI

first published: Nov 15, 2019 09:22 am

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