Hyderabad, Oct. 16 -- The Hyderabad zonal unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized gold worth Rs.2.37 crore from a passenger at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad on Thursday.
Acting on specific intelligence, the officers of DRI intercepted a passenger who had travelled from Kuwait to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, via Sharjah, by Air Arabia flight G9 467.
A thorough examination of the passenger's checked-in baggage resulted in recovery of five 24kt gold bars and two 24kt gold bar cut pieces totaling 1798 gram valued at Rs. 2.37 crore, the DRI said in a release here.
The five gold bars were indigenously concealed in the door metallic lock and two gold bar cut pieces were concealed in plastic pouc...