Gold worth one crore found in aircraft seat at Thiruvananthapuram airport, role of staff suspected
Tuesday 14 March 2023 12:13 PM IST
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Gold worth one crore was found from a flight at Thiruvananthapuram Airport. 2.70 kilo of gold in liquid from was found hidden under the seat of Air India Express from Dubai.
A search was conducted following information received by the customs intelligence. The handling staff of the airport are suspected to have a role in the incident. The customs officials believe that the smuggler who abandoned the gold was planned to smuggle outside via the handling staff.