Hi All !
Yes the title is correct, I just read this news article which has reported that fearing charges travelers have been disposing bars of gold in the washrooms of the International (T3) airport in New Delhi.
Shocking isn't it, what's more shocking is the amount that has been disposed and the frequency. Officials say that this sort of smuggling is due to the threefold increase in import duty on this precious metal.
A funny incident that I read was that someone had smuggled a gold bar worth 40 Lakh Rupees in the body of a smartphone. Police found the device in the loo and tried switching it on, when they failed in doing so, they put it through the scanner to find the gold !
Read the full story at http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-igi-airport-gold-smuggling-india-toilet-loo/1/380364.html
Yes the title is correct, I just read this news article which has reported that fearing charges travelers have been disposing bars of gold in the washrooms of the International (T3) airport in New Delhi.
Shocking isn't it, what's more shocking is the amount that has been disposed and the frequency. Officials say that this sort of smuggling is due to the threefold increase in import duty on this precious metal.
A funny incident that I read was that someone had smuggled a gold bar worth 40 Lakh Rupees in the body of a smartphone. Police found the device in the loo and tried switching it on, when they failed in doing so, they put it through the scanner to find the gold !Read the full story at http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-igi-airport-gold-smuggling-india-toilet-loo/1/380364.html
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