Chennai: Gold bars worth Rs 85 lakh seized from aircraft toilet

February 27, 2015 01:03

Gold bars weighing 2.5 kg, worth Rs 85 lakh were seized by customs officials from the toilet of a Jet Airways flight which landed in Chennai from Singapore tonight.

Customs officials said the gold was found by staff who were cleaning the aircraft.

A passenger is suspected to have put the bars there and customs officials are on a lookout for him, they said. The aircraft had landed here at around 7.30 PM.

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