Customs officials at Varanasi airport on Saturday seized gold worth Rs. 45 lakh from two passengers returning from UAE. One of the passengers on the Air India flight from Sharjah had melted and concealed in a pouch under his wig. "Search led to the recovery of gold brought in brown paste form concealed in pouch kept on shaven part of the head and a wig was worn over it by the passenger," an official said.