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Gold worth Rs 52 lakh seized from passenger at airport
Customs officials at Biju Patnaik International Airport here seized smuggled gold worth around Rs 52 lakh from a passenger, officials said on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar: Customs officials at Biju Patnaik International Airport here seized smuggled gold worth around Rs 52 lakh from a passenger, officials said on Thursday.
Officers of Air Customs intercepted the passenger hailing from Kerala, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night, they said.
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During frisking, gold weighing 1,310.65 gram having 99.9 per cent purity were recovered from his possession, the officials said.
Further investigation is underway. (PTI)
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