Two Ulhasnagar residents were caught on Saturday night at the international airport for smuggling gold in vest and socks. According to the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officials of Mumbai Customs, they first intercepted and arrested Naresh Sudhamo Matta who had flown in from Dubai. “The personal search of the passenger resulted in recovery of six gold bars weighing 1,698 grams and were valued at Rs51.52 lakh. “Khilnani’s personal search resulted in recovery of two cut pieces of gold bars — weighing 400 grams and worth Rs12.13 lakh. The AIU officials said they are now investigating whether the accused are frequent fliers and have a history of smuggling gold.

Source: Hindustan Times February 12, 2017 18:00 UTC