One person arrested in connection with gold smuggling case

Customs sleuths arrested one more person, who is a businessman from Dubai, today in connection with the seizure of 13 kg gold bars from a woman passenger at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here.
The accused Shujat Mohammed Ali, a Hyderabadi, who runs a cellular phone shop in Dubai and travelled along with female Emirates crew member Sadah Khan on April 9, had given the gold bars to her, after which he fled back to Dubai in another flight, a senior Customs official said today.
"We brought him back from Dubai and his interrogation has established the link in smuggling 13 kg gold using the female crew member," the official said, adding that further investigations were on to determine local links.

"Shujat also seems to be a carrier and a probe is on to nab the kingpin as well as find out if he had also smuggled gold into other cities," the Customs Official said.
Female Emirates crew member Sadah Khan was a native of Maharashtra and had arrived on the airline's flight from Dubai as an ordinary off-duty passenger.
After searching her, officers of the Customs Air Intelligence Unit arrested her after they found that she had concealed gold bars weighing 13 kg worth Rs 3.76 crore, in her dress.