New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Two men, including a telecomcompany employee, were held by the CISF at the IGI airporthere for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold worth Rs 40 lakhby concealing it in a cigarette box.
The incident took place last evening when the CentralIndustrial Security Force (CISF) officials detected that a manidentified as Himanshu, PCO operator of Bharti-Airtel company,was roaming suspiciously in the baggage claim area of theIndira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, officials saidtoday.
It was seen on the CCTV that the man received somethingfrom a passenger coming in from a Dubai flight.
The employee working in a store at the airport wasintercepted and gold weighing 1.3 kg, concealed in a cigarettepacket, was seized from his possession, they said.
The passenger, A K Kumawat, a resident of Jhunjhunu inRajasthan was also apprehended and the two have been handedover to customs, the officials said.
The value of the seized gold is estimated to beRs 40 lakh, they added. PTI NESSRY.
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