Hyderabad, June 14 -- Customs officials have seized gold worth more than Rs 4.26 crore from an IndiGo flight that arrived in Ahmedabad from Dubai, foiling an alleged smuggling attempt involving a concealed compartment inside the aircraft's toilet area.

The seizure was made on Friday, June 12, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport after officers acted on specific intelligence and conducted a detailed inspection of IndiGo flight 6E-1478 with the assistance of aircraft engineers.

During the search, officials discovered two packets wrapped in black tape hidden inside a speaker unit fitted in the front lavatory of the aircraft.

On examination, the packets were found to contain 24 foreign-origin gold biscuits of 999 purity (24-ca...