Mumbai customs seize gold worth Rs 97L
Prasun Choudhari
Gold worth Rs 97L seized
Mumbai airport customs recently seized a kilogram of gold valued at Rs 97 lakhs across five different cases.
Concealed gold
The persons involved had concealed the gold in various items like their clothing, inner lining of their suitcases.
Of 5 accused, one was foreigner
Of the five accused persons, one was a foreign national and others were Indian nationals who had come from another country.
Further probe on
Seized gold, along with the detainees, have been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation
Penalty for accused
Asst Commissioner of Customs Sarika Shah said the accused persons are remanded to custody if value of gold is Rs 1 crore or above.
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