Story

×

1 of 5

Bengaluru airport customs seize gold and ganja worth ₹2.55 crore from five flyers

Bengaluru airport customs seize gold and ganja worth ₹2.55 crore from five flyers

Officials suspect the passengers, who arrived from Bangkok, Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur, were couriers for a smuggling syndicate.

Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport seized about 1.73 kg of gold and 500 grams of ganja from passengers on international flights.

The haul is valued at about ₹2.55 crore, The Hindu reported.

Officials suspect the passengers were working as couriers for a syndicate under investigation.