3 kg gold seized at airport

Customs officials today seized 3 kgs gold from a passenger who allegedly tried to smuggle it at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

The passenger, who arrived by a flight from Dubai in the early hours at the airport, had concealed the gold biscuits in a table fan, a senior Customs official said.

The passenger, whose name was not revealed, has been arrested, he said. A probe is on into the matter.