<![CDATA[Chennai: The gold seized weighed 245 grams and was of 24 carat purity valued at 7.28 lakh. Customs officials on Saturday seized liquid gold worth 7.28 lakh concealed in a detergent from an air passenger who arrived from Dubai. The incident comes days after a similar case in which a passenger from Malaysia had tried to smuggle gold in liquid form on August 23 at the airport. “After evaporation of liquid, the gold in powder form was extracted and then converted into pellets. “The solution inside it was Aqua Regia solution which can dissolve gold”, the release said, adding the gold was extracted by heating the solution. Initial investigations revealed that he was carrying the liquid gold concealed in a can as a ‘popular detergent plastic cans which had the detergent were unusually heavy forcing the authorities to test the solution. Customs officials on Saturday seized liquid gold worth 7.28 lakh concealed in a detergent from an air passenger who arrived from Dubai The incident comes days after a similar case in which a passenger from Malaysia had tried to smuggle gold in liquid form on August 23 at the airport. Acting on specific information, the officials intercepted the 25-year-old passenger at the international terminal, on August 29 and checked his belongings, which led to the seizure of the liquid gold, an official release said. Initial investigations revealed that he was carrying the liquid gold concealed in a can as a ‘popular detergent’ The plastic cans which had the detergent were unusually heavy forcing the authorities to test the solution. “The solution inside it was Aqua Regia solution which can dissolve gold”, the release said, adding the gold was extracted by heating the solution. “After evaporation of liquid, the gold in powder form was extracted and then converted into pellets. A government approved valuer carried out the whole process which took nearly 14 hours”, the release added.. The gold seized weighed 245 grams and was of 24 carat purity valued at 7.28 lakh.]]>
