Kochi: In the biggest gold haul at an Indian airport, 20 gold bars valued at Rs 5.8 crore were seized early today from two women passengers from Dubai.
On the basis of specific information, a team of officers of the Customs Preventive unit conducted the seizure, a customs release said.
The women, hailing from Thrissur and Kozhikode, had arrived in Kochi early today by an Emirates flight.
The bars, weighing 20 kg, were found concealed in specially stitched jackets with pouches worn by the burqa-clad women.
The seizure is the largest in the recent history of gold smuggling cases detected in the country, the release said.
On the basis of specific information, a team of officers of the Customs Preventive unit conducted the seizure, a customs release said.
The women, hailing from Thrissur and Kozhikode, had arrived in Kochi early today by an Emirates flight.
The bars, weighing 20 kg, were found concealed in specially stitched jackets with pouches worn by the burqa-clad women.
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The seizure is the largest in the recent history of gold smuggling cases detected in the country, the release said.
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