• 530 grams of gold found in man's socks; seized at Varanasi airport

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    530 grams of gold found in man's socks; seized at Varanasi airport

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: At Varanasi's Lal Bahadur
    Shastri International (LBSI) Airport on Wednesday, the customs crew confiscated
    up to 530 grams of gold from a male traveller traveling from Sharjah.
    According to the news agency ANI, the gold that was taken was 99.50% pure and
    was worth more than 27 lakh.



    mso-themecolor:text1">It was kept in two black plastic bags that the man pasted
    with the soles of each of his feet to disguise them. It was kept in the shape
    of brown paste. These pouches, which were discovered during a physical search
    of the passenger, were concealed by socks that he was wearing, according to
    images shared by ANI.

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Further investigations are being made for
    production before the Varanasi Special CJM (Economic Offenses) as well as
    additional investigations. We're anticipating more information about the
    seizure.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The incident occurs the day after gold
    wrapped in adhesive tapes worth more than 30 lakh was discovered concealed on a
    SpiceJet aircraft from Bangkok to Kolkata. The gold, which weighed about 600
    grams, was found by intelligence agents at the airport in Kolkata.



    mso-themecolor:text1">Controlled delivery instructions were published on July
    14 by the customs department, allowing authorities to follow questionable
    consignments of goods, including gold and drugs, among others.

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">A customs officer is authorized to implant
    tracking devices to keep tabs on the movement of questionable shipments, under
    the regulations.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">An expert on the gold sector told the news
    agency PTI that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and other
    organizations, such as the Enforcement Directorate, might use the regulation
    tracking devices to monitor any movement (ED).



    According
    to the expert, the controlled delivery laws were put in place because gold
    imports were rising and there was a potential that smuggling would rise.