Customs seizes gold worth Rs 64 lakh

Bengaluru: A man and a woman were detained upon arrival at the Kempegowda International Airport for carrying crude gold inside their custom-made undergarments.

On suspicion, customs officials checked and seized an estimated Rs 17.5-lakh worth of gold from the woman and Rs 46.7-lakh worth from the man. The woman flew in from Dubai on October 8 while the man arrived from Abu Dhabi on Monday, sources from the airport police said.

The two were apprehended after detectives from Bengaluru Customs observed their movements. A female cop took the woman passenger for questioning and found gold paste padded inside her sports bra.

The man was intercepted by officers of Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) who later found he was carrying foreign origin smuggled crude gold chains weighing 898.8 grams, the department said.