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US citizen caught with 115 gold bars in his belt, pants at Delhi airport
In a major crackdown on international gold smuggling, officials from the Air Intelligence Unit and the Customs department at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport intercepted an American citizen smuggling a massive consignment of gold. The passenger, who arrived in the national capital on a flight from San Francisco, was caught carrying 115 gold bars concealed inside his pants and a specially designed belt. According to customs officials, the seized gold weighs approximately 3.565 kilograms and is valued at an estimated Rs 5.6 crore in the current market. Upon detailed examination, the recovered bars were found ... (full story)