New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Customs officers at IGI Airport, New Delhi, have booked a case of smuggling against an Indian passport holder who arrived from Jeddah via Kuwait.

The passenger was intercepted after crossing the Green Channel in the international arrivals hall at Terminal 3 on Monday.

According to an official statement, upon diversion for an X-ray screening, a thorough personal search and baggage examination led to the recovery of gold concealed in chemical paste form. The gold paste was hidden in a pouch wrapped in white adhesive tape, concealed in the passenger's underwear and a pair of socks placed inside his baggage.

Following extraction, one irregularly shaped gold bar weighing 1,585 grams was recovered and appraised at a...