Indian customs officials have seized almost 1,000 grams of gold concealed in the piping of a seat from an aircraft which had flown into Delhi from Abu Dhabi.
The undeclared gold paste worth about $55,000 was found concealed on the plane which had landed in Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, officials reported on Twitter on Tuesday.
“Air customs at IGI Airport rummaged an aircraft which had earlier come from Abu Dhabi and recovered gold I paste form concealed in piping of a seat,” the tweet said. “On extraction, 938.25 grams of pure gold was extracted and was seized.”
The customs officials said investigations are continuing.
Officials said they regularly catch passengers trying to smuggle gold into the country.
Last week, Indian customs officials seized more than 300 grams of gold from a passenger traveling from Dubai who had concealed the contraband inside his rectum.
