An attempt by a ten-member gang, including eight women from Colombo to smuggle over 3 kg of gold into Bengaluru by concealing it in their bodies was foiled by India's Air Intelligence Unit of Airport Customs.
The total worth of the gold, concealed in the form of paste in their rectum, is around INR 1.52 crore which is around LKR 77,314,420.
According to airport sources, the group landed at Kempgowda International Airport by a flight operated by SriLankan Airlines around 10.30 pm on Saturday (November 20). “They were intercepted following suspicious behaviour on their part. The total gold recovered from them is 3066.55 gram,” a source said.
Due to non-operation of flights between India and Sri Lanka due to Covid, gold smuggling from the island nation had temporarily stopped. “The smuggling used to be frequent pre-Covid and it has restarted now with the resumption of flights,” the source added.
Source: The New Indian Express
Sri Lankan smugglers nabbed with gold paste in rectums at Indian airport
23 Nov 2021
Sri Lankan smugglers nabbed with gold paste in rectums at Indian airport
23 Nov 2021
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