Man held with gold wires worth over Rs 1 crore at Jaipur airport

A passenger was arrested at the Jaipur Airport and gold wires weighing 2170.3 grams worth over Rs 1 crore was recovered from his possession.

The Customs officials at Jaipur International Airport arrested a passenger and recovered gold wires weighing 2170.3 grams from his possession. The smuggled gold of 99.50 purity is valued at Rs 1,12,20,451.

According to officials, the passenger had arrived from Sharjah on an Air Arabia Flight.

While scanning the checked-in baggage (two strolly bags) of the passenger at the city airport, a dark dense metallic image of round wires was noticed. On being questioned, he denied carrying any such items.

However, officials opened the bags, following which four round wires made up of gold with white rodhium polished were found concealed behind the iron casing in the middle boundary of both baggages.

While the passenger has been arrested, gold wires have been seized under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.