New Delhi: The Indian customs officials have confiscated 1,749 grams of smuggled gold worth more than Rs 80,97,625 hidden in a mixer from a passenger travelling from Oman.
The undeclared gold was confiscated from an Indian passenger arriving from Oman at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
“@AirportGenCus have arrested one Indian national passenger returning from Muscat after 6 irregular shaped gold pieces weighing around 1749 gms valued at Rs 85.5 lakhs was found concealed in a mixer,” Delhi Customs tweeted on January 19.
“The said smuggled gold has been seized and further investigation is on,” Delhi Customs added.
Officials regularly catch passengers trying to smuggle gold into the country.
On December 31, Indian customs officials confiscated nearly 1,947 grams of gold from a passenger who was travelling to Delhi from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).