‘Gap-in-wall’ gold smugglers nabbed at Chennai airport

Gang of five’s modus operandi involves using gap between glass pane and wall inside the airport’s executive lounge to smuggle gold paste

- SIDDHARTH PRABHAKAR

WHILE airport customs usually seize gold and other contraband from the arrivals area of international airports, Chennai officers busted a gold smuggling operation last week in the departure region involving a gap between glass panels inside the executive lounge.

According to sources, on Wednesday, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the Chennai international airport spotted a small package being dropped from the executive lounge one floor above, overlooking the check-in area, and a passenger catching it discreetly. The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers were promptly alerted and began a probe into the matter.

The setup