LAHORE: The Customs Preventive has confiscated seven kilogram of gold from a passenger at the Allama Iqbal International Airport here on Wednesday.
Sources said that on tip-off received by Collector of Customs Mukarram Jah Ansari, Deputy Collector Sumair Mustansar Tarar and Superintendent Imtiaz Ahmad Khan intercepted a passenger namely Muhammad Rizwan son of Hadayatullah, a resident of Kot Khawaja Saeed, Lahore and recovered 600-tola gold from his possession.
It is said that the gold is valued at Rs 30 million the passenger was coming from Dubai by Emirates flight EK-622.
The sources said that it is investigated that the passenger was a carrier and professional who smuggle gold for money from one country to another.
It is reported that case registered arresting the passenger and the special Judge Customs has remanded the accused person for three days into the custody of customs authorities.
The customs authorities have registered second case of gold smuggling from and into country during November, making a total seizure of 9 kg of gold.
Earlier, the customs authorities seized two kg of gold from a passenger when he tried to smuggle the gold to Sharja from Lahore.
Airport Security Force (ASF) intercepted the passenger Ray Umer and recovered two and a half kg of gold from his possession at Lahore airport.
Sources said that the passenger was trying to smuggle the gold worth Rs 4 million illegally.
