Gold worth Rs 16 lakh seized from passenger at Tiruchi airport

Nearly 630 gms of gold worth Rs 16 lakh was seized from a passenger who arrived here from Dubai, today.

The passenger was intercepted after he was found moving suspiciously at the airport, customs officials said.

Following a search, the officials recovered 630 gms of gold from him.

The passenger has been detained and investigation is on, they said.