Mumbai: Two arrested for carrying gold dust inside their undergarments

The recovered gold. Pic/AIU

Two passengers including a woman were arrested by Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai customs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Monday evening. Both the accused have been booked in separate cases for allegedly carrying gold dust in wax inside their undergarments, the AIU said.

"On October 10, the Mumbai Airport Customs seized 3.07 kgs gold dust valued at Rs 1.63 crores in two cases from passengers arrived from Dubai by a SpiceJet Flight (SG-14). The gold dust in wax form was found concealed in the undergarments of the passengers, both were arrested," AIU officials said in a statement.

According to sources, both passengers had arrived in a same flight from Dubai and both were allegedly part of the same gold smuggling racket but they were carrying gold in dust form to evade law enforcing agencies. The custom officials based on intelligence input detained both the accused sued and later arrested them after recovery of gold dust from inside their underwear.

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The accused identified as Sajjad Nore, a resident of Khed in Ratnagiri and Naeema Ahmed Ulday (62), a Mumbai resident who arrived from Dubai by Spicejet flight at Mumbai International airport. As per sources both walked green channel without declaring anything and was intercepted by AIU officers after they crossed green channel.

During the searches, the AIU 1,284 grams of gold dust hidden inside Sajjads underwear valued around Rs 62.88 lakhs. During searches of the officials found 1,290 grams in her undergarments valued around Rs 63.20 lakhs. Duo were produced before court on Tuesday and demanded to 14 days judicial custody, the officials said.