Hyderabad Customs officials have seized 2.271 kg of 24-karat gold from two passengers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Friday, June 24. The seized gold is valued at approximately ₹3.36 crore.

The officials, acting on intelligence, intercepted two Indian nationals who had arrived in Hyderabad from Kuala Lumpur, and discovered gold concealed in paste form inside specially stitched pouches wrapped with white cellophane tape. The pouches had been hidden along the waistline of the trousers worn by the passengers in an attempt to evade detection, The Hindu reported.

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The authorities arrested the two accused passengers, and suspected contraband was extracted with the assistance of a goldsmith and subsequently subjected to valuation that confirmed that the seized yellow metal was 24 carat gold.

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