Gold worth Rs 52 lakh seized from passenger at airport

Bhubaneswar: Customs officials at Biju Patnaik International Airport here seized smuggled gold worth around Rs 52 lakh from a passenger, officials said on Thursday.

Officers of Air Customs intercepted the passenger hailing from Kerala, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night, they said.

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During frisking, gold weighing 1,310.65 gram having 99.9 per cent purity were recovered from his possession, the officials said.

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Further investigation is underway. (PTI)

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