Gold smugglers are known for their tricks. Here’s the latest a man intercepted at Delhi’s IGI Airport for smuggling gold in bra. The customs department caught a male passenger at the airport and recovered gold worth Rs 30 lakh hidden in bra and ladies purse that he was carrying inside his luggage.

The customs department received a specific tip-off on September 22 about one passenger arriving from Moscow to Delhi by flight number SU 232. The moment the man arrived at the IGI Airport, his luggage was thoroughly checked. During the search, gold wire and gold bars were recovered from his luggage.

The customs officials found four gold wire hidden in bra as well as six gold bars weighing 794 grams. The officials seized the gold under Section 110 of Customs Act, 1962. The market value of gold wire and gold bars is Rs 30 lakh.

A detailed personal search of the passenger resulted in the recovery of six gold bars and four gold wire weighing 794 grams. The market value of the seized gold bars and wire is Rs 29,96,079. The passenger has been arrested under the provisions of Section 110 of Customs Act, 1962. Further investigation is underway, said Anubha Sinha, joint commissioner (customs), IGI Airport.

In August this year, two persons were arrested at the IGI Airport after their return from Thailand for allegedly smuggling more than 9 kg gold bars worth nearly Rs 3 crore. Baggage search of the passengers resulted in the recovery of 12 pieces of gold bars weighing 9,152 grams, and four small pieces of gold bars weighing 265 grams concealed inside the check-in-baggage, customs officials had said.