Ahmedabad : The Ahmedabad Customs at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) in Ahmedabad seized gold worth Rs 49 lakh from a woman passenger traveling from Abu Dhabi to Ahmedabad. The gold was kept inside sanitary napkins in the form of paste.
Based on passenger profiling, customs officials identified the woman as a potential smuggler and subjected her to thorough checks . The search led to the discovery of the gold paste, amounting to a total of 763.360 grammes of 24K purity. The market value of the seized gold is estimated at a staggering Rs 49,07,641.
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The gold was seized as per the Customs Act. Further investigation is underway.
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