Hyderabad, Feb 28 : The RGI Airport Customs Air Intelligence Unit, B-Batch, Hyderabad has seized 2.449 Kilo Grams gold from a passenger. The total value of seized gold is Rupees 75 lakhs approximately.
On Feb 27 Thursday at about 22.30 Hrs based on intelligent profiling, RGI Airport Custom Officials intercepted at the exit gate, a passenger by name Mir Mohamed Hussain of Karnataka, who arrived from Singapore by Silk Air Flight MI 478. The passenger not declared any dutiable goods in his possession and tried to escape checking of personal baggage too. On questioning by the officers, about possession of any dutiable / prohibited goods, the passenger denied and replied in negative. However, after detailed examination, the officers recovered Two Gold Bars weighing 1 Kg. each and One Armlet weighing 0.449 Kg., totally weighing 2.449 K.G. which were deftly concealed beneath his pants and shirt. The total value of seized goods is Rs.74.43 Lakhs. The passenger was interrogated and he admitted the offence. Further follow-up investigation to nab the kingpin behind the smuggling is going on.
The entire operation was done under the guidance of Shri. R. Manohar, IRS, Additional Commissioner, E.V.N Reddy, Deputy Commissioner. Shri. R.Kalyan, Assistant Commissioner has supervised the operation. Shri. N.S. Ramakrishna Rao, Air Customs Superintendent of Air Intelligence Unit effected the seizure. Mir Anwar Mohiuddin (ACS), M. Pratap Reddy and Shaik Hussain, Air Customs Officers has assisted in the said operation. (INN)
