The gold bars were concealed inside the inner garments worn by the passenger. Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers today said they had taken a woman passenger from Dubai to New Delhi into custody after they retrieved gold bars worth Rs 64,38,960 from her possession.

AIU recovers gold bars worth over Rs. 64 lakhs:

A statement issued by the AIU said that on the intervening night of August 21 and August 22, officers, on suspicion, intercepted a lady passenger identified as a resident of Hyderabad, Farhat Unnisa, holding Indian passport No. P 3040813 after she disembarked from Jet Airways Flight. No. 9W 543 from Dubai.

The AIU statement further said that on examination of Unnisa, they recovered gold bars weighing two kilograms and 160 grams.

The gold bars were promptly seized and the passenger was arrested. The woman has been booked and further investigations are underway.