Two arrested in Chennai airport holding Gold and Foreign currencies
Accordingly gold worth Rs 64.56 lakh and foreign currency valued at Rs 5.18 lakh were seized by customs officials from passengers, including two Sri Lankan women at the chennai airport on monday in three separate incidents.In the first instance, gold concealed in the undergarments of the two women were recovered by air intelligence wing officials on their arrival from Colombo. The value of the gold seized was Rs 54.61 lakh and they were arrested.
Meanwhile in the second seizure, the officials recovered gold hidden in the baggage of a passenger who arrived in chennai airport from Singapore. The gold rods were found concealed in air pumps in the baggage. The gold rods were worth Rs 9.95 lakh. Apparently the customs officials had also detained three persons in chennai airport for attempting to smuggle exotic species of wild animals from Bangkok.
Moreover the species that were seized included Marmosets, Iguanas, Tricolour Squirrel etc. The officials had maintained a vigil based on a tip-off, which led to them intercepting one suresh (35) from Chennai. He was allegedly moving around in a suspicious manner, which led to the officials questioning him. He had concealed the animals in a stroller bag and a cardboard box, which was found out by the officials.