An Indian man was hold up by airport officials after they spotted him walking very unusual. He was stopped by authorities and later found out that he was actually hiding 1,470 grams of gold bars into his rectum.
The man who arrived via Go Air from Dubai on Tuesday was immediately approached by the security and Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers as he tried to avoid paying 18% taxes.
The Commissionerate of Customs shared the nobody ever wanted discovery on Twitter saying, "AIU Kannur seized 1470gm gold in compound form (1316 gm extracted) from a passenger who arrived from Dubai by flight G8 4013."
AIU Kannur seized 1470gm gold in compound form (1316 gm extracted) from a passenger who arrived from Dubai by flight G8 4013.@cbic_india@cgstcustvm pic.twitter.com/r7usvtYVe6
— Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Cochin (@ccphqrskochi) October 13, 2020
"The compound gold was concealed in the rectum of the passenger in four capsule shaped objects," commissionerate continued in a tweet.
According to the authorities, the gold that was found are worth about $60,000, from the unidentified smuggler's butt, according to the news.
It wasn't the first time that this rare cases happened, smugglers have other ways such as hiding gold in underwear, chocolate boxes, and even mask them in umbrellas or pens.
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