Jaipur: The customs department has confiscated nearly 10 kg of golden gold at city airports and registered 14 cases between April and December.
Officials claim that most operators are working class people, come from Shekhawati belts in Rajasthan.
Last year, the department seized more than 39 kg of gold including the main 32 kg of gold haul which was confiscated from 14 passengers traveling from the UAE.
It has registered 22 cases.
“From April to December, we registered 14 cases and seized 9.3 kg of gold at Jaipur Airport.
Most cases, operators come from Dubai and some of Sharjah.
While in the previous financial year, gold seized around 39 kg, basically because One main seizure.
Ironically, it has been observed that most operators are working class people and do not even know the real mastermind behind smuggling operations.
During the investigation, it was also found that most operators came from Sikar, Jhunjhunu and Treatur.
Confiscated is expected to rise because there are still three more months for the completion of the current financial year, “said a customs department official.
Less than a week of return, officials intercepted 200 GM gold worth nearly Rs of 10 lakh from passengers, traveling from Dubai.
At the opening of two black pepper packages in the luggage check-in, two fine gold biscuits with 99.99 percent purity were found wrapped in several layers of white plastic and blue carbon sheets.
Talking about the modus operandi, the official said how gold smuggling continued to change once the operator was arrested.
“Previously we had cases where gold was hidden as part of electronic items after we arrested people carrying precious metals hidden in clothes.
Recently found in spice packages.
Smugglers often change their methods to avoid detection But we remain.
Close vigilance on the arrival of international passengers, “describing the official.