New Delhi, May 14 -- Delhi Customs officials have seized concealed gold from two Indian passengers arriving from Jeddah and Doha at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in separate smuggling cases involving modified water bottles.

In a post on X on Thursday, May 14, Delhi Customs said officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted the two passengers on Wednesday, May 13, after they crossed the green channel at the airport. One traveller had arrived from Jeddah on Saudia flight SV-756, while the other landed from Doha on IndiGo flight 6E-1308.

During a detailed examination, customs officers discovered an "ingenious modus operandi" in which water bottles had been specially modified with fake bottoms concealing circular piece...