Flyer caught with gold dust worth ₹34L at city airport

The Mumbai customs foiled a plan of a passenger to sneak in gold in his rectum at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).

The customs intercepted a passenger arriving from Dubai which resulted in recovery of 841 gram of gold dust which was concealed in his rectum. The total value of the gold is Rs 34.12 lakh. Such cases of concealment in rectum were frequently reported in the past but had stopped in the recent times.

There has been a string of cases reported at the airport wherein passengers arriving from Dubai have been intercepted carrying gold bars and gold dust.

On January 28, gold bars worth Rs 87.58 lakh were found hidden in the toilet of an aircraft. The gold bars were hidden in the toilet, but were traced only after the aircraft landed in the city from Dubai.