In a major seizure, two Sri Lankans have been arrested at the airport in New Delhi for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold bars weighing 20 kg.
Acting on intelligence, the duo were intercepted by Indian customs officials after their arrival in New Delhi from Mumbai on Friday.
On examination of their hand baggage, gold bars weighing 20 kg were found. They were carrying 10 kg gold each, a customs official said.
The value of the recovered gold is about 52.5 million Indian rupees (110.6 million Sri Lankan rupees), he said.
The flight was coming from Muscat. The duo had boarded the flight to Delhi from Mumbai. The gold was hidden beneath their seats by their accomplice.
Customs officials were trying to identify the persons who had hidden the gold below their seats, the official said. - PTI
