more-inCustoms officials on Saturday seized liquid gold worth ₹ 7.28 lakh concealed in a detergent from an air passenger who arrived from DubaiThe incident comes days after a similar case in which a passenger from Malaysia had tried to smuggle gold in liquid form on August 23 at the airport. Initial investigations revealed that he was carrying the liquid gold concealed in a can as a ‘popular detergent’The plastic cans which had the detergent were unusually heavy forcing the authorities to test the solution. “The solution inside it was Aqua Regia solution which can dissolve gold”, the release said, adding the gold was extracted by heating the solution. “After evaporation of liquid, the gold in powder form was extracted and then converted into pellets. The gold seized weighed 245 grams and was of 24 carat purity valued at ₹ 7.28 lakh, the release added.

Source: The Hindu September 02, 2017 11:15 UTC