India, March 3 -- Three individuals, including two Myanmar nationals were arrested from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport by Customs officials for allegedly attempting to smuggle gold items worth over Rs.4 crore in two separate cases, officials said.

In the first case, two men from Myanmar arrived at the Delhi airport from Yangon on February 23 with eight gold bars concealed in their rectums. The weight of all eight bars was about 1.3kg and worth about Rs.2 crore, officials said.

"Based on suspicion, the two men were detained for questioning. Following a thorough search and baggage examination, they admitted to concealing four gold bars each in their rectums, which were subsequently ejected," a Customs official said on Monda...