Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-bound passenger who concealed gold bars in LED lamps and in his rectum was arrested by Air Intelligence Unit officials at the RGI Airport on Saturday night.
Police recovered 20 gold bars worth Rs 59.10 lakh from him. The passenger had arrived from Singapore by Tiger Airways on Saturday midnight. While he was walking towards the green channel officials noticed that his movements were suspicious, and intercepted him. Initially, he pleaded ignorance, but later, he admitted smuggling gold bars.
“He concealed 12 bars weighing 100 grams each in his rectum and eight bars weighing 100 grams each in LED lamp fixtures,” a senior official said.
Officials seized the smuggled gold and arrested him. His passport was also seized. The case is being investigated.
