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Gold worth Rs 18.09 lakh concealed in the jeans of an international passenger was seized by Customs officers at Dabolim Airport on Wednesday.
According to Commissioner of Customs R Manohar, the gold was seized in a paste form and concealed in the waist band of the jeans.
“Acting on suspicion, an Air Customs unit headed by N G Patel, Assistant Commissioner of Customs (AIU) & Deepak Gawai, Assistant Commissioner of Customs (Airport) on Wednesday, intercepted an international passenger, who had arrived from Dubai by an Air India flight AI-994 and recovered 590 grammes of gold paste valued at Rs 18,09,648.”
“The gold paste, which was concealed in the waist band of jeans of the passenger, has been seized under the provisions of Customs Act,” said Manohar.
Since April 2018, the Air Customs of Goa has seized gold worth Rs 254.59 lakh and foreign currency equivalent to Rs 75.14 lakh at Dabolim International Airport.
The whole exercise was conducted under the overall guidance of R Manohar, Commissioner of Customs and further investigation is
in progress.
