Customs officials in Chennai seize gold hidden in wigs from Dubai returnees

Mahboob Akbarali of Ramanathapuram and Hassan Rafiuddin of Chennai, who were on a flight from Dubai, were detained by airport customs officers upon receiving a tip from the National Intelligence Agency.

The police found their hairstyle to be suspicious. Upon examining them, it was revealed that they were wearing a wig and that a part of the head had been shaved. Two packets of gold glue weighing 698 grams were found hidden under the wigs they were wearing. 595 grams of gold was confiscated from them.

Similarly, Syed Ahmedullah of Ramanathapuram, Santosh Selvam of Salem and Abdullah of Chennai, who were travelling by flight from Dubai to Chennai in Dubai and Sharjah last Friday, were detained by customs at the outer gate of the airport.

Examining them as their hairstyle was suspicious, it was found that part of the head had been shaved and they were wearing a wig. It was revealed that 3 packets containing gold glue weighing 2410 grams were hidden inside the wigs they were wearing. 2.08 kg of gold worth ₹96.57 lakh was seized and seized under the Customs Act. All three were arrested.

In another case, four passengers on their way to Sharjah were stopped by customs officials at the departure terminal on their way to a security compound after immigration control checks. After examining their hair, it was revealed that all four passengers were wearing wigs. 67500 Saudi Riyals were stored inside their wigs. In addition to this,  4750 US dollars, 6500 drams and 800000 dachas were seized from their pocket pockets.

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