Two arrested at Lucknow airport for carrying gold in rectum, coffee machine
January 1, 2024 - PatialaPolitics
Two arrested at Lucknow airport for carrying gold in rectum, coffee machine
The customs department of the Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, arrested two passengers trying to smuggle foreign-origin gold. According to the airport officials, it was the biggest haul of 2023.
There were two separate cases at the airport, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) said in a post on X. In the first incident, customs officials found gold inside a coffee machine. The passenger arrived in India from Dubai, and the total value of the 3.494 kg recovered gold was around ₹2 crore ($264,508).