₹1.79 Crore gold seized from luggage trolley in Bengaluru airport

The Customs Intelligence Directorate (DRI) seized 1.200 kg of foreign gold, valued at ₹1.79 crore, after intercepting an attempt to smuggle gold via a luggage trolley at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). The seizure involved two gold bars and was made after officials noticed two passengers, who had arrived from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attaching packages containing gold to the bottom of luggage trolleys. The DRI officials seized 12 gold bars, totaling 1,200.40 grams of 999.9 purity (24 carat) gold, with a declared value of ₹1,78,88,360.