Gold worth Rs 1 crore seized at Pune airport

November 29, 2014 17:28

Devidas Deshpande from Pune: Customs officials on Saturday arrested a woman for smuggling gold bars worth Rs 1.6 crore at the Pune airport.

Customs Commissioner Vasa Sheshagiri Rao said that the passenger, one Agwan Assamma, a Mumbai resident arrived at the Pune International Airport by Air India Express flight no IX-212 from Dubai. She then attempted to clear herself through the green channel by filing a NIL declaration form.

However, suspecting something foul, Deputy Commissioner of Customs K Rajesh Rama Rao intercepted her. After a detailed search was carried out, eight pieces of gold bars were recovered from her, which were concealed in a special vest on her upper body underneath her clothes. These bars weighed 4 kg and were valued at Rs 1.6 crore.

Assamma was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962 and produced before the chief judicial magistrate. This is the second incident of gold smuggling at the Pune airport in a month.

Photograph: Yogesh Jadhav

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