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As international flight operations resume from RGIA, smugglers use new modus operandi

Gold weighing 299.190 gm worth over Rs 14.68 lakh was seized from passenger who arrived from Dubai

The passenger, who arrived on a flight from Riyadh, had allegedly concealed the gold bars, worth Rs.12.22 lakh, in specially designed pockets of his jeans, officials said, adding that the passenger was detained for questioning.

Of the 21 kgs of gold and diamonds, two kgs were in the form of biscuits while the remaining were ornaments weighing 19 kgs