A passenger was detained at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
The Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs checked the passenger on-board a flight when he was travelling from Muscat to Chennai via Hyderabad.
"The passenger was travelling by a flight from Muscat to Chennai, which arrived in Hyderabad at 07.00 hrs on Sunday. He was found carrying 7 gold bars total weighing 1,349 grams valued at Rs 40,85,000," a senior customs official said.
The gold bars were concealed in body cavities and the passenger was subsequently de-boarded and detained for questioning, he said.
Further probe is underway.
