Chennai: Customs officials on Thursday arrested seven women at the city airport for smuggling 3.3kg of gold worth close to 90 lakh into the country.
Officials said they first nabbed Rani, who lives in Ashok Nagar in the city, after she arrived on a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kaula Lumpur. Woman officials who checked her after found 14 gold biscuits concealed in her garments.
During checks of passengers who arrived on a flight from Singapore, officials caught Vadivalagzhi, 48, Pingara, 40, Mariammal, 50, and Zeenat, 38, all of whom were carrying undeclared gold. A customs official said a gang had recruited the four women and paid them to transport the gold to the country.
20/09/14 Daniel George/Times of India
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Officials said they first nabbed Rani, who lives in Ashok Nagar in the city, after she arrived on a Malaysian Airlines flight from Kaula Lumpur. Woman officials who checked her after found 14 gold biscuits concealed in her garments.
During checks of passengers who arrived on a flight from Singapore, officials caught Vadivalagzhi, 48, Pingara, 40, Mariammal, 50, and Zeenat, 38, all of whom were carrying undeclared gold. A customs official said a gang had recruited the four women and paid them to transport the gold to the country.
20/09/14 Daniel George/Times of India
