In a major crackdown, the Customs Commissionerate (Preventive) officials at Vijayawada airport succeeded in busting a racket involving smuggling of gold in huge quantitiesIn a series of actions taken by the officials, 12.97 Kgs of smuggled gold was seized, which was being transported by various vehicles. The seized value of seized gold worth around Rs 7.48 Crores in international market. Four persons involved in the smuggling were also arrested.According to the official of the Customs Commissionerate (Preventive), the team carried out a series of actions against the smuggling cartel coming to Andhra Pradesh. The Customs team acting on the secret inputs conducted operations involving interception of various suspected vehicles at multiple locations in the state.
