At Bengaluru airport, flyer caught with 40 gold pieces hidden in dry fruits

Gold smuggling through Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport is on the rise, with smugglers using innovative methods to evade customs. In two separate incidents, over 1.1 kg of gold worth Rs 67.6 lakh was seized. A woman was caught wearing a blouse fitted with gold paste worth Rs 17.9 lakh, while a man was found with dry fruits laced with gold worth Rs 15.3 lakh. The smuggled gold was seized, and the individuals were booked for customs duty evasion.