Gold bars worth Rs 8 crore seized, two Koreans held

Chennai, Jan 12 Two Korean women passengers were confined for allegedly smuggling 24 kg of gold worth Rs 8 crore by the customs department at the Anna international terminal here on Saturday, officials said.

Acting on specific inputs, the air intelligence unit work force of the department intercepted the travellers who touched base from Hong Kong, an official press release said.

A personal examination of the two revealed 12 gold bars weighing one kg each covered in their inner garments, it said.

The ladies were detained and the gold was seized under the provisions of Customs Act, 1962, it included.