Overview
- Customs said the combined haul weighed over 3.17 kilograms and was appraised at about ₹4.35 crore.
- A 39-year-old Chadian passenger arriving from Addis Ababa was found with 1,843 grams of high‑purity gold hidden in baggage on February 26.
- Two Myanmar nationals who landed from Yangon on February 23 admitted internal concealment after interception at the Terminal‑3 green channel, leading to recovery of eight bars weighing 1,329 grams.
- Officers cited tariff valuations of ₹2.37 crore for the Chadian passenger’s gold and ₹1.98 crore for the bars recovered from the Myanmar nationals.
- The gold was seized under Section 110 with arrests under Section 104 of the Customs Act, and investigations are in progress.