Customs seizes gold worth `1.40cr hidden in undergarments & shoes

Mumbai (ANI): The Bombay Customs department detained three foreign citizens who were found carrying gold worth Rs1.40 crore in their footwear and undergarments. The suspects have been taken into custody, and further legal action will be taken against them.

Three foreign citizens who landed in Mumbai on Friday from Addis Ababa were intercepted by the customs department and gold worth about Rs1.40 crore, weighing 3 kilo- grams, was seized from their possession. The suspects allegedly hid the gold in their undergarments and the soles of their shoes, according to Bombay Cus-

Three foreign citizens who landed in Mumbai from Addis Ababa were intercepted by customs department toms officials.

The agency released the details in a statement. “Three foreign citizens who had landed in Mumbai from Addis Ababa on March 10th were detained by Mumbai Airport Customs with more than 3 kg of gold worth Rs1.40 crore. The insoles of their shoes and their undergarments both contained gold, which was discovered “The statement read. The matter is still being investigated further.