Airport Smuggler Caught: 37 Grams Gold Hidden Internally for Three Days
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Smuggler Caught at Ahmedabad Airport: 37 Grams Gold Extracted From Stomach After 5 Days
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News18•26-02-2026, 17:57
Smuggler Caught at Ahmedabad Airport: 37 Grams Gold Extracted From Stomach After 5 Days
•A passenger arriving from Abu Dhabi was caught at Ahmedabad Airport with 37 grams of gold concealed in his stomach.
•The gold, in three capsules, was recovered from his stool five days after his admission to Civil Hospital.
•The accused, Fakhruddin, confessed to swallowing the gold capsules to smuggle them into India.
•The recovered gold, weighing 37.180 grams and 19.71 carats, has an estimated market value of 5 lakh rupees.
•This incident follows a similar case earlier the same week where another passenger, Shahrukh, was caught with 21 lakh rupees worth of gold in his stomach.