Jaipur: Customs officers seized the gold value around Rs 75 Lakh placed under the passenger seat of Indian air flights which landed at Jaipur International Airport from Dubai on Tuesday, and detained a passenger.
Acting on intelligence input, officials conducted a search on Indian airplanes and confiscated two rectangular gold stems with a weight of around 1,500 grams, the Assistant Commissioner of the Bb Atil Customs Department said in a statement.
He said the golden value seized estimated at around Rs 75.90 lakh.
Gold has been confiscated based on Part 1962 of the Customs Law.
Atal said the passenger revealed during the interrogation that gold was stored on a plane will be collected by the airline staff but he did not know the name of the staff.
Passengers have been detained, assistant commissioners added.
Selundup Gold Worth RS 75L Confiscated at Jaipur Airport
