Indian airport officials seize gold worth $30,000 disguised as screws from Gulf passenger – The National

Indian airport officials seize gold worth $30,000 disguised as screws from Gulf passenger – The National

Indian airport customs officers seized $30,000 worth of gold disguised as screws holding together a suitcase allegedly belonging to a passenger coming from the Gulf.

Officers at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad uncovered the latest smuggling technique when they found metal screws and support rods for trolley wheels had been replaced with gold alternatives in an alleged attempt to avoid paying almost $4,000 in tax.

In a video shared by Indian media company ANI, the 64 screws and 16 rods recovered were shown to weigh 454g, more than 20 times the weight of gold that a passenger can import into India duty-free.