Passenger at RGI Airport in Hyderabad caught with gold worth Rs 1.81cr

Gold worth Rs 1.81 crore was seized at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad. A passenger who arrived from Dubai on Emirates flight EK-524 was intercepted by the Customs Air Intelligence officers. The officers found an emergency light and discovered that it had gold weighing 2,915 grams hidden inside the battery portion. The officials arrested the passenger under the Indian Customs Act, 1962 and investigation is ongoing.