Gold worth Rs 4 crore seized from the toilet speaker of the plane: 24 gold biscuits found in two bags, the flight had reached Ahmedabad from Dubai.
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Four kilos of gold has been recovered from a plane at Ahmedabad airport. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials raided the plane and recovered it from the plane's toilet.
Four kilos of gold has been recovered from a plane at Ahmedabad airport. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials raided the plane and recovered it from the plane's toilet. This Indigo plane reached Ahmedabad from Dubai on Thursday. Who brought the gold is being investigated. Based on secret information, officials investigated the plane. During investigation, two bags were found inside the speaker box installed in the toilet. 24 gold biscuits were kept in these bags. The market value of these 999 carat biscuits has been estimated at more than Rs 4 crore. The gold was in two pouches wrapped in black colored tape. According to the information received from the airport, the officials had received intelligence about gold smuggling from the plane. As soon as Indigo flight 6E-1478 reached Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, its investigation was started. Incidents of gold smuggling have come to light even before the toilet. Therefore a team examined the toilet closely. When the speaker box of the toilet was taken out, its weight was felt to be very heavy. When the box was opened, two pouches wrapped in black colored tape were found inside it. 24 foreign origin gold biscuits of 999.0 purity (24 carat) were found in the pouch. Their total weight was 2,799.3 grams. ------------------ Also read these news related to gold smuggling... Had swallowed 135 grams of gold for smuggling: Customs department caught a passenger coming from Abu Dhabi to Ahmedabad at the airport. Ahmedabad Customs Department caught a passenger coming from Abu Dhabi on Saturday. It had swallowed more than 135 grams of 24 carat gold. Gold was removed through bowel movement in the hospital. The estimated market value of the seized gold is estimated to be around Rs 21.89 lakh. Read full news... Brought 2 kg gold hidden in undergarment: Caught at Jaipur airport, gold worth Rs. 2.18 crores was hidden in paste form. Gold worth Rs. 2 crores was found in the undergarment of a passenger coming from Saudi Arabia at Jaipur airport. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) recovered 1.949 kg of gold hidden in the form of paste from the passenger's underwear. Read the full news…
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