Overview

• DRI Hyderabad intercepted a traveler arriving from Kuwait via Sharjah on Air Arabia flight G9 467.
• Officers recovered five 24-carat bars and two cut pieces totaling 1,798 grams from the checked bag.
• The bars were hidden in a metallic door lock, with cut pieces placed inside a pouch of sunflower seeds.
• The consignment, assessed as foreign origin, carries an estimated value of about ₹2.37 crore.
• Gold and concealment materials were seized, the passenger was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, and investigation continues.