Tamil Nadu: Passenger from Colombo intercepted at Chennai airport, gold worth Rs 36 lakh seized

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 3 : A passenger, who arrived from Colombo, was intercepted at Chennai airport on Monday for carrying gold weighing 697 grams valued at Rs 35.81 lakh, Chennai customs said.

Chennai Customs in a tweet said, "Based on Intel, one pax who arrived from Colombo by flight UL-121 on 30.03.2023 was intercepted by Customs. On search of his person, gold of 24K purity totally weighing 697 grams valued at Rs35.81 lakh was recovered/ seized under the Customs Act, 1962."

Last week, Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department seized foreign currency valued at Rs 55.83 lakh at Chennai airport and nabbed two passengers carrying the foreign currency, said the official Twitter handle of Chennai customs.

On the basis of profiling done by the officers of the Customs AIU batch, two passengers bound to Singapore by Flight SQ529 were intercepted. 0n examination of their baggage, foreign currency valued at 55.83 Lakh was found concealed in their baggage and the same was seized under the Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is underway.

In another incident, a passenger coming from Abu Dhabi to Kochi airport by flight 6E 1404 was intercepted at the green channel.

During the examination of the said passenger, 4 capsules of gold in a compound form weighing 1063 grams in total concealed inside his body were recovered and seized. The accused has been identified as Muhammed, a native of Kunnamkulam in the Thrissur district, said a source from custom department.