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RICH HAUL: Customs seize gold worth Rs 158 crore in one month
Updated On: 01 February, 2014 04:16 PM IST | | Neha LM Tripathi
<p>Six seizures were made yesterday, taking the total weight of gold intercepted from 77 cases in January to 57.5 kg, making it the biggest monthly gold haul in 20 years</p> <p> </p>
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The spurt in gold smuggling after restrictions on importing gold were made more stringent is turning out be a gold rush for the Customs officials at the Mumbai International airport.
A series of successive interceptions throughout January has taken the gold haul to 57.5 kgs worth over Rs 1.58 crore, making it the largest monthly haul in the last 20 years. Authorities said after taking into account the six separate seizures yesterday, the number of gold smuggling cases has touched 77. And with two more months before the financial year comes to an end, authorities said they are likely to seize another 100 kgs in two months.
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