Gold Worth Rs 18 Lakh, Concealed As Beads On Burqa, Seized In Hyderabad

The passenger concealed the gold in beads which were stitched onto burqas

Hyderabad Customs has filed a case of gold smuggling against a passenger who concealed the precious metal as beads stitched onto burqas. On Sunday, the male passenger arrived in the capital of Telangana from Dubai, carrying with him 350 grams of gold worth around Rs 18.18 lakh. The gold was concealed in hundreds of beads that were stitched onto burqas, which were in turn carried as checked-in baggage on the Flydubai flight.  On 27.02.22,Hyderabad Customs booked a case of smuggling of gold valued Rs.18.18 lakh weighing 350.00 grams against a passenger who arrived from Dubai by Flight No.FZ-439. Pax concealed gold in beads form which were stitched to burqas.@cbic_india@cgstcushyd@PIBHyderabadpic.twitter.com/xlGSF2vUa4 The male pax had concealed the gold inside his check-in baggage.

A video shared by Hyderabad Customs on Twitter shows a person removing the gold beads from a burqa. "On 27.02.22,Hyderabad Customs booked a case of smuggling of gold valued Rs.18.18 lakh weighing 350.00 grams against a passenger who arrived from Dubai by Flight No.FZ-439," the Customs department wrote while sharing the video. "Pax concealed gold in beads form which were stitched to burqas."

The footage has been viewed over 6,000 times on the microblogging platform.