A man wanting to smuggle gold into the country consumed three gold biscuits to evade metal detectors at the city airport. Another traveller stoutly protested that he was not a gold smuggler when accosted by Customs officials. A passenger was arrested while attempting to smuggle gold concealed in the cavities of batteries used for an LED emergency light. The attempts to smuggle gold into the country are endless. Stiff challengeSmugglers are adopting innovative methods to smuggle gold through Visakhapatnam International Airport, posing a stiff challenge to Customs officials.

Source: The Hindu May 14, 2019 20:03 UTC