Overview
- An Indian passenger arriving from Singapore on Air India flight AI-2383 on November 15 was flagged at the green channel based on profiling.
- Initial baggage X-ray and a door-frame metal detector showed no anomalies, prompting officers to question the traveler in a preventive room.
- The man, who identified himself as a machine-parts firm CEO, admitted approximately 1,200 grams of gold were concealed in a pending consignment at the New Courier Terminal, ACC Export.
- The consignment was held, re-X-rayed with suspicious images, and opened with officials and two independent witnesses present, revealing 1.2 kg of hard gold inside five spare parts.
- Customs seized the gold and launched a further investigation, and the passenger was arrested, according to officials.