5 Azerbaijan Citizens Smuggling Rs 2.4 Cr Worth Gold Arrested at Delhi Airport

New Delhi: Customs officials arrested five Azerbaijan citizens at the Delhi international airport for allegedly smuggling gold worth over Rs 2.4 crore into India.

As per an official statement issued on Friday, the accused persons, comprising a female passenger, were intercepted after their arrival from Dubai on April 30.

“On personal search of the said passengers, gold items in the form of jewellery, wire, belt buckle and handbag handle, etc, weighing 3.5 kg valued at Rs 2.44 crore were recovered from them,” it read.

The accused were arrested and the gold items were seized.