The man also had two capsule-shaped pouches of gold up his bum
A man was arrested at an airport in India after being caught trying to smuggle £31,000 worth of gold into the country under a toupee and up his bum.
The man was stopped at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport where officials found he was concealing melted down gold in a pouch hidden under a toupee, The Times of India reported last week. He was also said to have had two capsule-shaped pouches of gold lodged inside his rectum.
A video shared by Delhi Customs shows the moment the man’s toupee was peeled back to reveal the pouch of gold glued to his scalp.
#WATCH | Delhi: A gold smuggling case booked on a passenger from Abu Dhabi at IGI Airport T3; approx 630.45g of gold worth Rs 30.55 lakhs was concealed inside his wig & rectum. Accused arrested; further probe underway: Customs Commissioner Office
(Source: Delhi Customs) pic.twitter.com/LCYiC27FSS
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) April 20, 2022
The man, who is an Indian passport holder, was traveling from Abu Dhabi when he was apprehended by authorities after disembarking his flight in New Delhi The National reported. He has not been named.
While it is not illegal to transport gold on flights, passengers are required to declare it and pay any necessary taxes.
It’s not the first time a wig has been used to smuggle gold into India.
Last March, Magroob Akbarali and Zubair Hassan Rafiyutheen, were caught smuggling gold and cash worth almost £279,000 into southern India’s Chennai International Airport under their wigs.
The men were arrested at the airport’s exit after their unusual hairstyles raised suspicions following their return from Dubai.
Officials then discovered that the men were wearing wigs, which were hiding two packets of gold paste that weighed 698g.
Footage shared at the time showed the men’s fake hair being pulled back to reveal black parcels glued to their heads.
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