Around 3.27 kg of gold worth ₹1.59 crore was seized at the Chennai airport and two persons were arrested by Chennai Air Customs in this connection.
On Saturday, customs officials spotted a polythene bag consisting of 1.8 kg gold foil with silver coating wrapped in carbon paper.
In another case, according to a press release, two passengers from Sharjah were arrested for hiding 1.47 kg of gold in their rectum.
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