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CISF nabbed passenger with gold in paste form  weighing about 1597 gms at IGI Airport, Delhi

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New Delhi 22.06.2023 : On 21.06.2023 at about 0630 hrs, on the basis of behaviour detection, CISF surveillance and intelligence staff of Terminal-3, IGI Delhi noticed suspicious activities of an arrival passenger. The passenger was later identified as  Karibil Haque, (Indian) who arrived from Dubai by Air India flight No. AI 996 (STA 0455 hrs). 

On strong suspicion of involvement in Gold smuggling, the passenger was intercepted by surveillance and intelligence staff of CISF at MLCP (multi-level car parking) area. On questioning the person did not replied satisfactorily.  He was brought to the Customs office for further interrogation, where a joint interrogation was carried out by CISF and Customs officials. Later, the passenger accepted that he was carrying about 1597 gms gold in paste form concealed in the waist area of his trouser.

Later, 1597 gms gold  wrapped with a white colour tape was recovered from the waist area of the trouser and the passenger alongwith recovered gold was handed over to Custom officials for further action in the matter.