Chennai, April 29: An employee of a private airline was today arrested in connection with smuggling of gold and the precious metal worth over Rs 35 lakh was seized from him.
N Ganesan was arrested by Customs officials for his role as as an “intermediary in receiving smuggled gold at the airport,” MVB Rao, Commissioner of Customs (Airport) said.
Ganesan allegedly received 2.28 kgs of gold from a passenger who had arrived from Singapore and which was to be handed over to another person, Rao said in an official press release here.
—Agencies