Man held with gold in rectum

The gold bars, totally weighing 450 grams and valued at Rs 13 lakh were seized from the man who arrived here by an Emirates flight from Dubai, said a press release. 

The Air Intelligence Unit of Customs said a search of the man revealed that he had concealed the four gold bars in his rectum. Also, a check of his baggage led to seizure of 100 pouches of “Original Blue Natural Americal Spirit” brand of tobacco and 2,000 pouches of banned gutkha. 

In another seizure on Saturday, gold weighing 409 grams valued at Rs 12 lakh were seized from a passenger who arrived here from Bahrain. He had concealed the gold in his trouser pockets and in his baggage. 

Similarly, jewels weighing about 350 grams were seized from a woman, who reached Chennai from Kuala Lumpur in an Air India flight. While the baggage contained nothing suspicious, she had hidden the jewels in the saree she was wearing. Subsequently, she was also arrested.