2 Arrested At Delhi Airport For Smuggling Gold Worth Rs 1.21 crore By Hiding It In Rectum

After the extraction process, one uneven-shaped gold bar weighing 917.3 grams and having a tariff value of Rs 59.81 lakh was recovered from the passenger, the customs department said in the statement.

Two men have been arrested by customs officials at the international airport for allegedly smuggling gold worth Rs 1.21 crore into the country by concealing it in their rectum, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.

The accused, who had arrived from Jeddah, were arrested in separate cases.

One of the men was intercepted on his arrival on Tuesday, the statement said.