Jaipur: Passengers from Sharjah were intercepted by customs officers at Jaipur International Airport with Rs 73 Lakh worth of gold on Thursday.
For the first time this year, passengers who carry gold in liquid form have been captured at the airport.
Passengers arrived from Sharjah in Air Arabia flight at 5:45 in the morning.
The officer suspected him.
When looking for it, they found gold in the form of pasta in a polyethylene pocket hidden in jeans and underwear.
The total weight of gold is 1502,400 GM with a purity of 99.50% worth RS 73.01.664 lakh.
BB Atal, Assistant Commissioner, International Airport, said, “This is the first time in the year when gold in liquid form is confiscated.
Because we have examined the equipment properly, criminals try to create new ways to hide gold.
The defendant has been arrested and the court will decide on a further process “.
The person came from Jodhpur and worked as a laborer at a construction company in Sharjah.
He was approached by an unknown man at Sharjah Airport which offered to buy a flight ticket to be accused of being a replacement for gold smuggling to India.
Gold Worth Rs 73 Lakh was confiscated at Jaipur Airport
