After gold part fitted air-cooler, AIU nabs passenger from Dubai with gold made juicer at SVPI airport

Ahmedabad: The Airport Intelligence Unit (AIU) of customs has nabbed a passenger from Dubai at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here who was trying to illegally bring gold worth around Rs 43 lakh by fitting it in a juicer machine as its parts.

The recovery has been made close on heels to the arrest of yet another passenger from Dubai on April 3 who had tried to smuggle gold worth Rs 60 lakhs (around 2 kg) in similar manner by hiding it as part of a mini aircooler and as cap of a perfume bottle.

The passenger had arrived here by flight number EK 538 of the Emirates Airlines late last night. He had fitted 1445.16 kg of gold inside the juicer after removing its orginal parts. The gold was noticed while his luggage was passing through the green channel.

He was immediately nabbed and the gold was seized.

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