On Thursday  based on information  AIU officials rummaged Oman Airways flight WY 253 which had arrived from Muscat. During rummaging three bundles wrapped in black adhesive tape were found concealed under one of the passenger seats. The bundles were opened and  3 gold bars weighing  1 Kg each with foreign markings  along with 3  gold plates without any markings ,of  24k purity,totally  weighing 3.365 Kg  and  valued  at Rs 1.33 Crorewere recovered.The same was seized under Customs Act 1962 as unclaimed.

Further investigation is in progress.

 

 

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