Jaipur: The investigating agencies in Rajasthan have once again got a major breakthrough. The authorities have seized 1 kg of gold biscuits from Jaipur airport. This gold was brought hidden under the seat inside the plane. The gold was seized during a search by customs officials. Currently, customs officials are questioning the passengers and airline staff of SpiceJet's flight number SG-58.
According to officials, the flight from Dubai landed in Jaipur late in the evening. Customs officials conducted searches after the passengers alighted. The checking operation was carried out under the guidance of Customs Commissioner Rahul Nagre under the leadership of Assistant Customs Commissioner Bharat Bhushan Atal. According to officials, gold was hidden in a plastic sheet under one of the seats of the plane during the search. The officials arrested the passenger in the airport building. The passenger of Sikar origin brought this gold in exchange for only 10 thousand rupees. According to customs officials, the price of 99.50 per cent purity gold biscuits has been assumed at over 50 lakh.
According to officials, it was the person who gave the gold that got the ticket of the passenger. The customs department team is interrogating the passenger and trying to find out where the smuggled gold was to be supplied and who are the people involved in the gold smuggling. The customs department team seized the gold under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962 and arrested the passenger.
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