Customs authorities confiscate gold valued at Rs82 lakh

Customs Air Intelligence officers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad seized gold worth Rs 82.42 lakh from two different passengers. The first incident occurred on Monday midnight when a passenger arriving from Doha was found with 701 grams of gold worth Rs 42.96 lakh concealed in capsules inside his rectum. In the second incident, a passenger arriving from Bangkok on Tuesday morning was found with 700 grams of gold worth Rs 39.46 lakh and a silver-coated bangle hidden in his rectum. Separate cases were filed, and an investigation is ongoing.