Gold biscuits worth Rs 2 cr seized in Chennai airport

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Jul 22 2014 | 2:29 PM IST
Gold biscuits worth Rs two crore allegedly being smuggled have been seized from a passenger who arrived from Singapore at the airport here.
The gold, totally weighing six kg, was recovered by Customs Air-Intelligence unit sleuths in the baggage of 24-year old Fairose Khan of Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu, who arrived here last night, airport officials said today.
The gold biscuits were worth Rs two crore and the passenger was being interrogated, they added.
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First Published: Jul 22 2014 | 2:29 PM IST

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