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Smugglers busted trying to hide $300,000 worth of gold on & IN their bodies Smugglers busted while trying to hide $300,000 worth of gold on & IN their bodies
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Seven people have been arrested after they tried to smuggle some 5.5 kg (12 pounds) of gold from Dubai to India by converting the precious metal into paste they then either swallowed or concealed under the clothes. Seven people have been arrested after they tried to smuggle some 5.5kg of gold from Dubai to India by converting the precious metal into paste before either swallowing or concealing it under their clothes.
Officials at the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in India’s central Madhya Pradesh said that seven members of the alleged smuggling ring were caught red-handed right  in the middle of their intricate operation, and shortly after they disembarked an India-bound plane from Dubai early Saturday. Officials at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in India’s central Madhya Pradesh said that seven members of the alleged smuggling ring were caught red-handed right in the middle of their intricate operation, shortly after they disembarked an India-bound plane from Dubai early on Saturday.
The passengers, including one woman, went to great lengths to avoid detection. Officials say they recovered some of the cargo from the smugglers’ rectums while the rest was stashed in their clothes, including undergarments. The passengers, including one woman, went to great lengths to avoid detection. Officials say they recovered some of the cargo from the smugglers’ rectums, while the rest was stashed in their clothes, including undergarments.
In their bid to trick the customs, the suspects turn the gold into a kind of a paste and put it into capsules, so it could be relatedly easy hidden on the body or swallowed. In their bid to trick customs officials, the suspects turned the gold into a kind of a paste and put it into capsules, so it would be easier to swallow or conceal.
The smugglers, who are said to be repeated offenders, were to fly to Mumbai later on Saturday,  where they were likely to sell the gold on the black market. The recovered haul is set to worth some $298,000  (Rs 2.1 crore). The smugglers, who are said to be repeat offenders, were to fly to Mumbai later on Saturday,  where they would likely sell the gold on the black market. The recovered haul is worth some $298,000.
While the preferred mode of the valuable cargo’s transportation might be unusual in this particular case, gold smuggling in India is nothing but a common crime. In one of the biggest busts in May this year, officials seized 110 kg of gold in Mumbai, declared as brass metal in the customs papers. While the preferred mode of transportation might be unusual in this particular case, gold smuggling in India is a common crime. In one of the biggest busts in May this year, officials seized 110kg of gold in Mumbai, which had been declared as brass metal in customs papers.
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