Three men were arrested by custom officials of Indira Gandhi International airport for trying to smuggle 27 gold bars of foreign origin weighing 4,482 grams from Myanmar to India through Dimapur in Nagaland via Kolkata to Delhi on Thursday. The accused persons allegedly tried to conceal the gold bars in their rectum and handbags. The market value of the gold bars were reported at `1,38,14,420.
According to customs officials, information was received regarding the three accused persons. They were then intercepted when their plane flying from Dimapur via Kolkata landed in IGI airport. A detailed search of accused persons, their baggage resulted in the recovery of 27 gold bars.
