Tiruchi: Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday seized around six kilograms of gold that was being smuggled in an Air India Express flight operating in the Singapore–Tiruchi–Chennai sector.
Acting on specific intelligence input, a DRI team from Chennai boarded the Air India Express aircraft IX- 681 upon arrival at Tiruchi in the afternoon.
Passengers under suspicion on board were at first checked. Thereafter, the team rummaged the flight and found about 5 kg of gold in various shapes abandoned in the aircraft’s bathroom, airport sources said.
22/09/15 R. Rajaram/The Hindu
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Acting on specific intelligence input, a DRI team from Chennai boarded the Air India Express aircraft IX- 681 upon arrival at Tiruchi in the afternoon.
Passengers under suspicion on board were at first checked. Thereafter, the team rummaged the flight and found about 5 kg of gold in various shapes abandoned in the aircraft’s bathroom, airport sources said.
22/09/15 R. Rajaram/The Hindu
