New Delhi: Gold worth about two crore rupees has been recovered from the toilet of the plane at Terminal-2 of Delhi Airport. Customs officials posted at the airport confirmed this. The customs officer told that 4 gold biscuits have been found in the toilet of the international flight, whose value has been estimated at around two crore rupees. The recovered gold has been kept sealed. Officials told that the aircraft runs on an international route. The flight had also taken a domestic flight after returning from a foreign trip. After which the aircraft reached IGI Terminal-2 at around 10 am today.
While cleaning the toilet, something stuck in the closed packet was shown. After which the staff informed the officials of the Customs Department. After this, the customs officials reached the spot and then the officials recovered a gray color pouch stuck with tape under the sink in the washroom. In four importers were Gold Bars. Whose total weight was 3 kg 969 grams? The recovered gold along with its packing material has been seized under section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962.
The officer is engaged in the investigation of the case. The official statement said that the total tariff value of four imported gold bars is Rs 1 crore 95 lakh 72 thousand 400. On February 25 also, gold worth about two crore rupees was recovered at Chennai airport. 3,993 grams of gold worth Rs 2 crore was recovered from all the incidents under the Customs Act, 1962 and the matter is under investigation. A press release from the Customs Department said that in a similar incident on February 23, officials seized gold concealed in the body of a Sri Lankan national upon his arrival from Colombo.
