GOLD WORTH Rs 28 LAKH SEIZED BY GOA CUSTOMS

Team TNV June 4th, 2018 Posted In: Crime

Tags: CUSTOMS, Goa, GOLD, SMUGGLING, THE NEUTRAL VIEW

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Goa Customs today confirmed that they had seized 995 grams of gold from an Air India passenger who landed at Goa International Airport on Sunday, June 3.

A press note issued by R. Manohar, Commissioner of Customs, said that the seized gold was retrieved from under a passenger seat. It was found in two silver pouches by an Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) team in Flight AI-994.

Manohar said that Customs officials identified the passenger and after questioning, he admitted that he had smuggled the gold. He added that the value of the seized gold was Rs.28.62 lakhs. The investigation was carried out by Additional Commissioner of Customs, Goa, T. Gajalakshmi.

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