Jaipur: The incidents of gold smuggling at Jaipur Airport in Rajasthan usually are not stopping. Cases of gold smuggling are coming to mild day by day at Jaipur International Airport. Once once more, the group of the Customs Department has taken a significant motion in opposition to gold smuggling and seized 867 grams of smuggled gold. The worth of the gold is alleged to be greater than Rs 60 lakh. The Customs Department has arrested the passenger and recovered the smuggled gold.
According to Customs Commissioner Sugriv Meena, the passenger had reached Jaipur International Airport by flight from Sharjah. Customs officers stopped the passenger and checked him as he appeared suspicious. The passenger was unable to present a passable reply when questioned. The passenger denied having any sort of merchandise with him. The Customs group completely checked the passenger’s baggage. The passenger was completely checked as he appeared suspicious.
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The passenger was additionally examined with an X-ray machine, after which 867 grams of gold was recovered from the passenger’s rectum. The passenger had smuggled gold hidden within the rectum. Gold was stuffed in paste type contained in the capsule. The capsule was taken out with the assistance of medical doctors. Three gold capsules had been recovered from the passenger. The worth of the smuggled gold is alleged to be greater than Rs 60 lakh. The Customs Department group has seized the smuggled gold beneath the provisions of the Customs Act 1962. Accused Asif Khan, a resident of Sujangarh tehsil of Churu, has been arrested. The accused was arrested and produced in courtroom on Monday, the place the courtroom has despatched the accused to jail.
The group of the Customs Department is attempting to collect details about the gold smugglers. Meena stated that together with discovering out concerning the community of gold smugglers, they’re additionally looking for out the place the smuggled gold was to be delivered. Who else is concerned in gold smuggling.
