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DUBAI (ANN): An airline passenger was arrested after hiding gold pieces in his rectum to avoid paying taxes when landing at an airport in India.
The man (name withheld) was detained by police when he arrived at Kannur International Airport from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Officers from the Air Intelligence Unit extracted the gold from him, according to the Preventive Customs Commissioner on Twitter on Oct. 13.
The flattened pieces of gold weighed 972 grams, customs officials said along with a photo of them.
AIU Kannur seized gold in compound form (972 g mined) from a passenger who arrived from Dubai on flight G8 4013. The gold was hidden in the rectum.@cbic_india@cgstcustvm pic.twitter.com/jYJsxxslDm
– Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), Cochin (@ccphqrskochi) October 13, 2020
The goods and services tax on gold in India is 18%, The National reported the next day.
Meanwhile, authorities captured another passenger on the same flight who smuggled more than three pounds of gold. Officials did not indicate how they were hidden.
Several Indian airports, according to the report, had previously seized gold between 300 grams and 3 kilograms hidden in capsules or lined in underwear. – Philippine Daily Inquirer / Asia News Network
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