Six air passengers arrested for smuggling gold

Six air passengers were arrested today for smuggling gold biscuits concealed inside mobile sets and clothes at NSC Bose international airport here.
The six accused -- H Maria, Avdesh Maria, Pramod Kumar, Indrajit Gupta, Pradeep Kumar and Prajesh Gupta -- were held by the custom officials while they were coming out of the airport after arriving from Bangkok with the gold biscuits.
A total of 1.824 kg gold worth Rs 54 lakhs were seized from their possession, airport sources said.