Gold seized from two women at airport in Chennai

: One kg of gold worth Rs 35.4 lakh was seized from two women passengers, who had landed at the airport here from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, customs authorities said Saturday.

A press release said the officials, acting on a tip-off, detained Parameshwari and Fathima Beevi and a check revealed the yellow metal concealed in emergency lamps that were found in their luggage.