New Delhi:
Four persons have been arrested at IGI airport in Delhi for allegedly trying to smuggle gold into the country worth about Rs 1.4 crore, customs official said today.
Of the four arrested, three had arrived in Delhi from Dubai while one was from Afghanistan on Tuesday.
They were intercepted by customs officials soon after their arrival. On detailed examination of their baggage, gold bars, wires, strips and plates weighing 5.5 kg were recovered, a customs official said.
The recovered gold was seized and passengers were arrested, the official said, adding the total value of the yellow metal is around Rs 1.4 crore.