Two men have been arrested by customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold worth about Rs 57 lakh.
The accused were intercepted after their arrival from Dubai. They had come via different flights in the past two days.
"On detailed examination of their baggage, two gold bars weighing two kgs were found. They were concealed in the transformer of a microwave oven carried by them," a press release issued today by the customs said.
The gold bars, valued at Rs 56.69 lakh, have been seized, it said.
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