Overview
- Customs officers using an X-ray detected concealed items during a routine luggage inspection at Munich Airport.
- A 23-year-old woman had hidden gold jewelry inside instant noodle packages in her baggage.
- Authorities valued the jewelry at about €1,800, with approximately €350 in duties calculated as unpaid.
- The items were seized, the traveler must repay the duties, and a tax‑criminal proceeding has been initiated with the penalty still to be determined.
- A Munich customs spokesperson said officers repeatedly encounter extraordinary smuggling hiding places.