Mumbai, May 18 -- Custom officers at Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharaInternational Airport Commissionerate, ZONE-III Mumbai siezed a total of 5.75Kg Gold valued at Rs. 5.10 Crore in two cases of smuggling, accoring to a statement.

Two people involved in the smuggling of gold were also arrested in these two cases.

According to the statement, in the first case, one individual working in a lounge was intercepted when he was crossing staff the departure area and recovered 06 pouches containing "Gold Dust in Wax" having net weight of 2800 Grams (Gross weight 2947 gms) valued at Rs. 2.48 Crore from his inner clothes apparently handed over to him by a transit passenger. The person has been arrested.

In the other case, "one person working on contrac...