Man held at Jaipur airport for smuggling gold; hid it in rectum

A 30-year-old man was arrested at the Jaipur International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle gold into the country by hiding it in his rectum, a Customs official said Tuesday.

Pankaj Saduwani was taken into custody at the airport Sunday night after the Customs personnel suspected odd behaviour. He had alighted from Thai Airways, Assistant Commissioner, Customs, Hoshiyar Singh said.

During questioning Saduwani revealed that he was hiding six pieces of gold, weighing about 1 kg, in his rectum, he said.

Subsequently, he was arrested and the gold seized, Singh said.

The official said the modus operandi of the gang is that a smuggler is given a photograph of the consignee -- waiting outside the airport -- and he has to handover the smuggled goods to that person only.

Saduwani is being further interrogated, Singh added.