Jaipur: A 30-year-old man was arrested at the Jaipur International Airport on Sunday for allegedly trying to smuggle gold into the country by hiding it in his rectum.
The man, named Pankaj Saduwani, was arrested after a Customs personnel suspected his odd behaviour. He was travelling on Thai Airways flight.
During interrogation Saduwani admitted that he was hiding six pieces of gold, weighing about 1 kg, in his rectum. He was arrested and the gold has been seized, Assistant Commissioner, Customs, Hoshiyar Singh said.
The official narrated about the modus operandi of the gang. A smuggler is given a photograph of the consignee, waiting outside the airport. He has to handover the smuggled goods to that person only.
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