The gold bricks were hidden inside a towel.
The Customs department has seized four kilograms of gold worth over Rs 2 crore from two passengers who arrived from Dubai at the Chandigarh International Airport here on May 25, an official said on Friday.
The customs officials stopped a passenger and four gold bricks of one kg each were found in his bag, the official said.
The gold bricks were hidden inside a towel, the official said.
The market value of gold was Rs 2.08 crore. The customs officials intercepted another passenger from the same flight and found five cut pieces of a gold chain weighing 142 grams with a market value of Rs 7.36 lakh, the official said.
Further investigation was underway, the official said.
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