MUMBAI: A Kenya national was arrested by the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at the Mumbai airportwhile trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 46 lakh on Saturday. The woman, who had come from Kenya, had kept the gold in a cloth satchel and draped a shawl to cover it.
AIU officials said she was stopped on suspicion at the green channel. “She had draped a shawl and said she was ill. After a thorough check, we found gold in her bag,” an official said, adding that the satchel was stashed with gold biscuits and ornaments. “She hadn’t declared the gold and was about to smuggle it out of the terminal,” said an official.
She identified herself as Shamso Mohammed Hussain. She had made multiple visits to Mumbai earlier and has possibly smuggled gold. “We are trying to nab those who were to receive the consignment,” an official said. –timesofindia.indiatimes.com
