Airport customs officials have seized gold weighing 3.15 kilograms (6.9 lbs) worth Rs 1.57 crore (USD $212,198) smuggled inside laptops and trolley bags, from a southern Indian airport in Tamil Nadu.

The seizure took place at Chennai International Airport on the night of November 28 and November 29.

Footage from November 29 shows a laptop screen being broken apart to reveal a gold sheet. A trolley bag can also be seen hiding several sheets of gold.

Eight passengers who attempted to smuggle the precious metal had flown in from Dubai.

According to officials, during the night of November 28 and November 29, they intercepted three passengers of flight FZ 851. On examination of their checked-in baggage, 36 mini LCD monitors were found, with gold sheets concealed.

Gold sheets weighing 1.36 kg (2.9 lbs) valued at Rs 68.08 lakh (USD $92,028) were recovered and seized and Mohamed Nagoor Hanifa, aged 36 from the city of Chennai was arrested.

Four passengers who arrived via Air India flight IX 1644 were also intercepted. Examination of their check-in bags revealed several gold sheets concealed inside mini LCD monitors, 10 gold foils concealed in five laptops, and two gold foils concealed in two of their trolley bags.

A total of 28 gold sheets and 12 gold foils weighing 1.62 kg (3.57 lbs) valued at Rs 81.25 lakh (USD $109,829) were recovered and seized. Mohamed Gani, 45, and Hoosainur Rahman, 22, were arrested.

Sahubar Aasik, 24, who had arrived via flight Indigo 6E-66 revealed three plastic pouches of gold paste weighing 190 grams (0.4 lbs) in his trousers. On extraction, 165 grams (0.3 lbs) of gold valued at Rs 8.26 lakh (USD $11,167) was recovered and seized.

Air Customs officials have seized gold weighing 3.15 kg (6.9 lbs) worth Rs 1.57 crore (USD 212,198) being smuggled in laptops and trolley bags, from a southern Indian airport in Tamil Nadu. The seizure took place at Chennai International Airport on the intervening night of November 29.

Visuals show a laptop screen being broken apart to reveal the gold being smuggled in the form of sheets. A trolley bag can also be seen enveloping several sheets of gold within.

All the eight passengers who had attempted to smuggle in the precious yellow metal had flown in from Dubai.

According to officials, during the intervening night of November 28 and November 29, they intercepted three passengers of flight FZ 851, based on intelligence regarding gold smuggling. On examination of their checked-in baggage, 36 mini LCD monitors were found, in which gold sheets were concealed.

Laptops filled with $200K of gold seized from airport in southern India

Airport customs officials have seized gold weighing 3.15 kg (6.9 lbs) worth Rs 1.57 crore (USD 212,198) smuggled inside laptops and trolley bags, from a southern Indian airport in Tamil Nadu.

The seizure took place at Chennai International Airport on the night of November 28 and November 29.

Footage from November 29 shows a laptop screen being broken apart to reveal a gold sheet. A trolley bag can also be seen hiding several sheets of gold.

Eight passengers who attempted to smuggle the precious metal had flown in from Dubai.

According to officials, during the night of November 28 and November 29, they intercepted three passengers of flight FZ 851. On examination of their checked-in baggage, 36 mini LCD monitors were found, with gold sheets concealed.

Gold sheets weighing 1.36 kg (2.9 lbs) valued at Rs 68.08 lakh (USD 92,028) were recovered and seized and Mohamed Nagoor Hanifa, aged 36 from the city of Chennai was arrested.

Four passengers who arrived via Air India flight IX 1644 were also intercepted. Examination of their check-in bags revealed several gold sheets concealed inside mini LCD monitors, 10 gold foils concealed in five laptops, and two gold foils concealed in two of their trolley bags.

A total of 28 gold sheets and 12 gold foils weighing 1.62 kg (3.57 lbs) valued at Rs 81.25 lakh (USD 109,829) were recovered and seized.

Mohamed Gani, aged 45, and Hoosainur Rahman, aged 22 were arrested.

Sahubar Aasik, aged 24, who had arrived via flight Indigo 6E-66 revealed three plastic pouches of gold paste weighing 190 grams (0.4 lbs) in his trousers. On extraction, 165 grams (0.3 lbs) of gold valued at Rs 8.26 lakh (USD 11,167) was recovered and seized. Out of the three, Mohamed Nagoor Hanifa, aged 36 of Chennai was arrested.

Similarly, four passengers who had arrived via Air India flight IX 1644 had been intercepted. Examination of their check-in bags revealed several gold sheets concealed inside mini LCD monitors, 10 gold foils concealed in five laptops and two gold foils concealed in two of their trolley bags were recovered. A total of 28 gold sheets and 12 gold foils weighing 1.62 kg (3.57 lbs) valued at Rs 81.25 lakh (USD 109,829) were recovered and seized.

Mohamed Gani aged 45, and Hoosainur Rahman aged 22 were arrested.

In another case, frisking of Sahubar Aasik aged 24, who had arrived via flight Indigo 6E-66 revealed three plastic pouches of gold paste weighing 190 grams (0.4 lbs) in his trousers. On extraction, 165 grams (0.3 lbs) of gold valued at Rs 8.26 lakh (USD 11,167) was recovered and seized.