Hyderabad, Aug 27 (PTI) The Customs officials have seized over one kg of gold, valued at Rs 36.86 lakh, from a passenger, who apparently wasnt aware that he was carrying contraband, at the international airport here. The Air Intelligence Unit of Customs last night seized three gold bars weighing 1,233 grams from a passenger who had arrived from Dubai, a senior official said. "The bars were concealed by removing copper winding in the inner core of a voltage converter," he said. The passenger, who had gone to Dubai with the hope of landing a job, was duped into carrying the contraband back home, he added. The passenger wasnt told what was inside, as per the official.

Source: India Today August 27, 2017 17:03 UTC