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

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• Jul 27, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

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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.