Bangladesh national caught smuggling gold from Saudi inside undergarments at Delhi airport
In an official statement, officials said the passenger landed at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 after landing from Jeddah Airport.
A Bangladeshi traveler was apprehended at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday, suspected of smuggling gold from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Customs officials revealed that the passenger, who had just landed from Saudi Arabia in his flight to Dhaka, was intercepted at Terminal 3 as he was set to board another flight. The seized gold weighed approximately 1,596 grams, concealed within the traveler's undergarments.
The Central Industrial Security Force intercepted the passenger during comprehensive screening. During the examination, officials found three brownish-white, oval-shaped capsules, suspected to contain gold in a chemical paste form. The passenger confessed to smuggling the gold from Jeddah to Delhi, stating that he had been instructed to deliver the gold to an individual at the airport's transit area.
The recovered gold, excluding the packing material, weighed 1,346 grams and was seized under the Customs Act, 1962. The traveler was subsequently arrested under the same act.
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