{
  "id": 7710570,
  "title": "Bangladesh national caught smuggling gold from Saudi inside undergarments at Delhi airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/bangladesh-national-caught-smuggling-gold-from-saudi-inside",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:17:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bangladesh-national-caught-smuggling-gold-inside-undergarments-at-delhi-airport-jeddah-saudi-101789535366944.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "In an official statement, officials said the passenger landed at Delhi Airport's Terminal 3 after landing from Jeddah Airport.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bangladeshi man caught with 1,596 grams of gold at Delhi airport",
    "Gold concealed in undergarments, smuggled from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia",
    "Arrested under Customs Act, 1962 for illegal gold smuggling"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The arrest highlights the vulnerability of transit areas at Delhi airport to smuggling, and the methods used by smugglers to evade detection, as authorities intensify screening and enforcement.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Gold Rate Today, September 16: Check 18, 22 and 24 carat gold prices in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and other cities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/gold-rate-today-september-16-check-18-22-and-24-carat-gold-prices-in",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:24:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}