A man was arrested for attempting to smuggle 4 kg of gold worth over ₹1 crore at the Chennai airport on Saturday. The accused, Abdul Jabbar Haja Ibrahim Manickar, who arrived from Singapore, had wrapped the gold bars in brown adhesive tapes.
Based on a tip-off, officials checked his two hand and three checked-in baggage and found four gold bars. He was arrested at the exit gate.
In an another case, three persons were detained for carrying 325 gm of gold worth ₹9.5 lakh on Thursday. Karemulla Cheppali, who arrived by Kuwait Airways, had concealed nine pieces of gold in two packets of dates.
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Nagoorqni Samaudin, Ayubkhan and Murugesan who had to go to Singapore and Myanmar were detained for carrying foreign currency worth ₹12 lakh in the departure hall of the airport.