Four arrested for smuggling gold dust worth Rs 65 lakh by spraying it on trolley bags

Acting on a tip-off, SOG officers tracked a car that arrived near a hotel in Surat. “As a couple alighted from the car, two youths arrived and took their trolley bags. Soon after, the police stopped them. When the bags were checked, they were found to be empty,” said an officer.

Following this, the officers tore the rexine of the trolley bags and found a black material and with the help of a fire gun and chemicals, gold dust particles were discovered.

Surat SOG Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajdeep Nakum said, “The couple landed at Surat airport from Dubai on Saturday evening and went home. On Sunday, they attempted to handover the gold to Abdul Samad Bemat and were caught.”

“The smugglers used aqua regia chemical to hide the gold dust, which cannot be detected during screening at the airport. During interrogation, the couple said that the gold was sent by Shehzad Shah, a resident of Mangrol who is at present in Dubai. We have seized their passports,” he added.

The accused have been booked for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.