Trichy International Airport customs officials have seized foreign currency of USD 10,000 on January 28 (Pic. Courtesy ANI)
Officials of the Customs Department at Trichy international airport seized foreign currency of USD 10,000 (Rs 8 lakh) concealed in the undergarments of a male passenger, officials said on Saturday.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the customs department intercepted a male passenger at the airport due to his suspicious movement on January 28.
Earlier in December, the Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted a man and seized two gold biscuits, valued at over Rs eight lakhs, concealed inside a tin at Trichy Airport. The gold pieces weighed 147.5 grams and had a purity of 24 carats.
In November, Trichy airport officials seized one piece of gold weighing around 145 grams from a female passenger at the Tiruchirappalli airport.
The gold piece was worth Rs 7,74,590 and had a purity of 24 carats. The officials extracted the yellow metal from 169 grams of paste-like materials concealed in the rectum of the female passenger who had arrived from Kuala Lumpur on an Air Asia flight.
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