Gold worth Rs 4 crore seized from toilet speaker in flight, 24 gold biscuits found in two pouches, new modus operandi of smuggling at Ahmedabad airport

The customs department has seized gold worth about Rs 4 crore at the Ahmedabad airport on the basis of a tip-off. The new modus operandi of smugglers was busted by the officials on a flight from Dubai. On June 12, two pouches were found wrapped in black plastic tape inside the speaker box located in the front lavatory (toilet) of the flight. A total of 24 gold biscuits were recovered from the pouch. The market price of these 999-carat biscuits is estimated to be more than Rs 4 crore. Despite the fact that this is extremely valuable, no one has claimed it and the customs department has seized the gold and is making efforts to trace the owner. Gold hooks worth more than Rs 60 lakh were found yesterday. The Prime Minister of the country has appealed to the countrymen to reduce the purchase of gold. On the other hand, the gold smuggling syndicate has become active in smuggling gold into the country. Gold hooks worth more than Rs 60 lakh were recovered yesterday (June 11). The criminals adopted a new modus operandi as the passengers were caught under the scanner of the customs. Two pouches were hidden in black plastic tape inside the speaker box Ahmedabad Airport (SVPI) today. Indigo flight No. During the search on 6E-1478, the Customs officers, with the help of aircraft engineers, seized two pouches wrapped in black plastic tape inside the speaker box located in the front lavatory (toilet) of the aircraft. 24 gold biscuits worth more than Rs 4 crore seized On examination of the concealed pouches, 24 foreign origin gold biscuits of 999.0 purity (24 carats) were recovered. It weighed 2,799.3 grams. In the domestic market, the price of this gold is Rs 4,26,89,325 / - (Rs four crore twenty-six lakh thirty-nine thousand three hundred and twenty-five only). The man had secretly concealed the gold with the intention of smuggling it The modus operandi of concealment indicates that the gold was concealed by some unknown person with an intent to smuggle it into India in violation of the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. As no person came forward to claim legal ownership of the seized gold, it was seized as unclaimed under the relevant provisions of the Customs Act, 1962. Smuggling at Ahmedabad airport on the rise Yesterday, a passenger from Veraval was caught with gold hooks worth more than Rs 60 lakh. Thus, on a daily basis, someone is trying to smuggle gold into India through passengers or smugglers. So the Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs is also keeping a close watch. As a result, smugglers fail to smuggle gold into the country. With the help of CCTV, the customs department has launched a probe to find out who hid the gold. Also read: Gold worth Rs 83 lakh seized from woman's private parts from Kuala Lumpur A team of Customs AIU at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad apprehended a woman passenger who was smuggling gold from abroad and seized gold worth Rs 83.29 lakh. The woman, who had landed in Ahmedabad from Kuala Lumpur by flight number AK-91, had concealed two elliptical capsules wrapped in black tape in her private parts to evade the Customs notice, in which gold paste laced with liquid chemicals was found. (Read the full story)