Police seized the gold buttons weighing around 379 grams.
The seized gold buttons and the gas regulator in which they were hidden. (Photo: DC)
Hyderabad: Smugglers have found new methods to smuggle gold at the RGI Airport. The Air Intelligence Unit at the airport nabbed a Hyderabad-based passenger on Monday who concealed buttons made of gold in a gas cylinder regulator. Police seized the gold buttons weighing around 379 grams.
Customs officials said that based on credible information their teams intercepted the flyer who landed at RGIA from Dubai in Indigo Flight No: 6E 025.
On inquiry, he admitted that he was smuggling gold which was moulded in the form of buttons and were concealed in a gas cylinder regulator.
Officials recovered six buttons worth Rs 11.27 lakh weighing 379 grams. The flyer was detained and his passport seized.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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