Customs seizes gold worth Rs 67.71 lakh

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh customs officials seized 1 gold biscuit and 5 gold sheets worth Rs 67.71 lakh from Chandigarh.

‘Chandigarh Customs have recovered one gold biscuit and five gold sheets made from rectangular credit cards totally weighing 520 gms from another pax. The total gold recovery was 1270 gms valued at approx Rs 67.71 lakh,’ the customs department said.

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Further investigation is underway. More details are awaited.

Earlier on Monday, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)  seized 3285 grams of gold worth around Rs 2 crore from an IndiGo flight coming from Bahrain to Cochin International Airport. Gold was hidden in the bathroom of the flight.

#WATCH | Chandigarh Customs have recovered one gold biscuit and 5 gold sheets made from rectangular credit cards totally weighing 520 gms. The total gold recovery was 1270 gms valued at approx Rs 67.71 Lakhs. Further investigation is underway: Customs

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