Gold worth Rs 18.17 lakhs seized at LBSI Airport in Varanasi

Jul 21, 2022

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 21 : Gold worth Rs 18.17 lakhs was seized by customs officials on Wednesday at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi.
Weighing 349.500 grams, it was retrieved from three trolley bags of a passenger.
The gold was kept in form of eight nickel-coated rods, concealed in the corners of trolley bags.
Further investigation of the matter is ongoing, said the customs officials.

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