New Delhi, June 13 -- Customs officials at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Friday seized gold worth over Rs.4.26 crore that had been hidden inside a speaker box in an aircraft lavatory.

The seizure was made on an IndiGo flight 6E-1478, which had arrived from Dubai, news agency ANI reported. In a post on X, it said, "During the search conducted on IndiGo Flight No. 6E-1478 arriving from Dubai at SVPI Airport, Ahmedabad on 12.06.2026, Customs officials, with the help of Aircraft Engineers, seized two pouches wrapped in black plastic tape inside the speaker box located in the front lavatory of the aircraft."

Elaborating further, it said, "After search, 24 foreign origin gold biscuits of 999.0 purity (24...