In possibly the largest such haul this year, a 26-year-old man who is an Afghan national was arrested by Custom officers with four gold bars worth Rs 1.28 crore in his check-in baggage at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Thursday.
"We are keeping surveillance on the entire passenger coming from Kabul following which an afghan national was intercepted by customs officials after his arrival here from Kabul. On detailed examination of his baggage and personal search, four gold bars weighing around 4.8 kg were found wrapped in black adhesive tape in the pockets of Kurta that he was wearing," said custom official.
"We have seized the gold bars under section 110 of the custom act. The passenger is in our custody and we are further investigating the matter," said the official.