Bengaluru: Passengers from Mumbai were arrested with gold pieces worth more than Rs 26 Lakh, which he tried a sheet through domestic flights.
Men from Tamil Nadu were arrested on Wednesday after Indigo Airlines flights from Mumbai landed at Kempegowda International Airport.
Following information received by the Bengaloru unit from the Directorate of Intelligence Intelligence that the man brought foreign gold smuggled through domestic flights, the agency warned the customs team at Kia Terminal.
Sleuth then started making passenger profiles something that is usually done for international arrivals.
They intercept a mid-30s and his bag had two pieces of gold biscuits, weighing 522 grams.
He was thought to be part of an international smuggling racket.