India, July 22 -- A couple from Dubai has been caught at the Surat International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 28kg of gold paste concealed under their clothes into the country, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said in a statement on Tuesday.

CISF said the couple were spotted by a CISF intelligence staff member deployed in plain clothes at the international arrival area on Sunday when he spotted a middle-aged Indian couple at 10pm.

The Gujarati couple had landed at the airport on an Air India Express flight from Dubai.

"The duo - Gujarati residents - caught the officer's attention due to their unusual walking pattern and slight bulges around the abdominal area, which didn't match the natural body contour," the sta...