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Custom officials in India recently seized a big haul of gold from a passenger arriving from Dubai. The passenger, Vikneshvaran Raja, was intercepted by officials at Chennai airport owing to his suspicious behaviour, according to a post on X by Chennai Customs.
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When the officials checked the passenger's baggage, they found approximately 3.99 kgs of gold inside the coffee-maker.
The officials seized the gold under the Customs Act, 1962. The passenger was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
The seized gold is worth Rs26 million (Dh1,140,716).
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