Customs officials on Friday seized smuggled gold amounting to Rs 87.5 lakh at the Kempegowda International Airport here.
Air intelligence officials received information about gold being smuggled in through a courier and seized it. The gold had been smuggled in from a Middle Eastern country and was packed in the form of paste. After seizing it, officials called experts to assess its value.
Officials are tight-lipped on which place the gold had been smuggled in from. A case has been registered and officials are working to find out who the consignment had been sent to.
Officials have seized a large quantity of gold being smuggled into the city and they are investigating several cases.
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