Gold worth Rs 19 lakh seized from air passenger

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Press Trust of India Tiruchirappalli (TN)
Last Updated : Oct 31 2018 | 6:05 PM IST

Smuggled gold worth Rs 19 lakh was seized from a passenger who arrived from Singapore here, customs officials said Wednesday.

The gold was found kept concealed in marker pens after removing the cartridges when officials checked the hand baggage of Narayanan after he landed here Tuesday night.

It weighed totally 599 gms, they said adding the passenger had been detained for interrogation.

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First Published: Oct 31 2018 | 6:05 PM IST

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