78 lakh gold recovered at Amritsar airport: smugglers brought 1.600 kg of gold paste hidden in underwear and trousers, caught if the move deteriorated

Gold paste seized by customs at Amritsar airport.

Smugglers have found a new way to smuggle gold. Smugglers are now smuggling gold into a paste, so as to avoid the sight of customs officials. But on Monday, the man from Dubai was caught by the customs officials and seized 1.892 grams of gold paste from his underwear and trousers. The accused had brought the gold paste by hiding it in his underwear and trousers. When the gold was deposited, 1.600 grams of gold came out after the chemical and other waste was removed. Whose market value was estimated at Rs 78 lakh. At present, the customs department has started interrogation by apprehending the accused.

According to the information, Indigo Airlines flight number 6E8 451 coming from Dubai Sharjah Airport landed at Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport. The accused was on the same flight. The accused crossed all the security checks at the airport. But when the customs officials caught sight of him, they got suspicious seeing his move. When the accused was examined, 1.892 kg gold paste was recovered from his underwear and trousers. After the removal of chemical and other waste, 1.600 grams of gold came to the fore. The market value of Badam gold is approximately Rs 78 lakh.

When the gold was hardened, it was 1.600 kg.

This is not the first case
This is not the first case of smuggling of gold paste in India. However, this is the first case at Amritsar airport. But on 11 December 2018 at Indira Gandhi International Airport, a person was caught with gold paste from Terminal-1. The accused had come from Dubai and was on his way to Mumbai. Gold worth Rs 15 lakh was recovered from him.

Smuggler escapes from metal detector
One of the major reasons for this method being adopted by smugglers is the conversion of gold into paste. Metal detectors are present in most of the airports in India in the name of security checks. When gold turns into a paste, they are no longer a metal. After which the metal detectors are unable to detect this gold paste and the accused escapes.