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Customs seize gold, foreign currencies at Trichy airport | Trichy News

Trichy: The air intelligence unit (AIU) of customs department in Trichy International Airport seized 482 foreign currencies valued at 38 lakh that were to be smuggled to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by a passenger on Friday. Customs also seized 780g of gold from a passenger who arrived at the Trichy airport from Sharjah on Thursday night.In the first incident, AIU sleuths said that a male passenger attempting to board a Sharjah-bound Air India Express flight IX 613 was found under suspicious circumstances. On inspecting his luggage, officials found foreign currencies...