Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru have seized gold and ganja worth about ₹2.55 crore from passengers arriving on international flights from Bangkok, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur, The Hindu reported.
What was seized
- 500 grams of ganja, valued at ₹17.5 lakh, from a passenger who arrived from Bangkok on an IndiGo flight.
- 133 grams of gold, valued at about ₹10.5 lakh, from a passenger arriving from Abu Dhabi.
- About 1.59 kg of gold, valued at about ₹2.23 crore, from three passengers who arrived from Kuala Lumpur on IndiGo flights. The largest single seizure was 900 grams, valued at about ₹1.31 crore.
In all, officials seized 1,725.76 grams of gold valued at about ₹2.37 crore, along with the ganja.
Suspected syndicate
Customs officials suspect the passengers were working as couriers, or "mules", for a smuggling syndicate that is under investigation. None of them has been convicted.