On searching, 600grams of gold worth Rs 19.7 lakh was recovered from his person.
Three robberies have been registered against them in Belagavi, Salem and Mangaluru. Based on one of the complaints, the Rajagopal Nagar police tracked them down and arrested them on Sunday. (Representional Image)
Chennai: One man from Kerala was arrested after customs officials seized 600 grams of gold from him at the Chennai airport on Sunday night.
He arrived on a flight from Sharjah, which had stopped over at Trivandrum before landing in Chennai.
Customs officials, acting on suspicion decided to check his luggage. They did not find anything in his baggage after which they took him to be searched.
On searching, 600grams of gold worth Rs 19.7 lakh was recovered from his person. They were hidden in a sponge and placed in his innerwear.
The man has been taken in for further questioning.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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