The Central Industrial Security Force detained a man and his woman accomplice at the Imphal Airport in Manipur for smuggling gold bars valued at Rs 45 lakh by hiding them in their rectums, an official said on Sunday.
Krishan Kumar and Santosh were arrested on Saturday afternoon. While Krishan was caught smuggling gold bars during a pre-embarkation security check, Santosh was caught from an aircraft.
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) seized nine gold bars weighing around 1.5 kg were captured from them Assistant Inspector General Hemendra Singh reported.
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Krishan was supposed to travel from Imphal to Delhi by an Air Asia flight. After a scan displayed the presence of metal bars in his body, Krishan confessed during questioning that he was carrying gold in his rectum. Six gold bars weighing about 1 kg were seized from him.
Krishan also admitted CISF about Santosh carrying three gold bars in her body cavity. CISF officials then traced the woman to a flight and off-loaded her. Three bars weighing about 500 gm were seized from her, the official said.
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