Customs authorities at the Lucknow Airport confiscated 291 grammes of gold, estimated at roughly Rs 15 lakh, from a traveller who had hidden the yellow metal in his wigs on Monday. According to IANS, the traveller was apprehended after arriving at Lucknow Airport from Sharjah.

According to a customs official, “On the basis of passenger profiling, the accused was intercepted while walking through the green channel. During his personal search, it was observed that he was wearing a wig. On removing his wig, it was found that a pouch made of black tape containing gold compound was glued to the top of his scalp.”

He added, “The recovered gold was seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act. The passenger was placed under arrest under Section 104 of the Customs Act.”

The pouch resulted in a total of 291 grammes of gold, worth Rs 15,42,300. The investigators brought the passenger before a judge and filed a petition asking for him to be taken into jail. After hearing their argument, the judge remanded the accused to judicial custody because he was not necessary for further interrogation.

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