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[ad_1] 12 rectangular-shaped gold bars collectively weighing 1.4 kg were recovered (Representational photo)New Delhi: Two men, including a contractual employee working at the Delhi airport, have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold worth about Rs 65.57 lakh, a customs department official said on Thursday. One of the accused was intercepted after his arrival from Riyadh on Tuesday, the official said.Twelve rectangular-shaped gold bars collectively weighing 1.4 kg were recovered from the flyer, kept in his trouser pocket, when he was about to hand them over to the contractual employee in one of the washrooms of the airport, the official said.The accused staffer is involved in cleaning work at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, he said.The recovere...

[ad_1] All of the animals were found in plastic baskets, hidden underneath snacks.(Representational)Bangkok: An Indian man has been arrested at Thailand's main airport attempting to smuggle out a menagerie of live creatures including a white desert fox and a raccoon, officials said Wednesday.The Southeast Asian kingdom is a major transit hub for wildlife smugglers -- who often sell the animals on to China and Vietnam -- although recent months have seen an uptick in trafficking to India.Abilash Annaduri, 21, was found with 17 live creatures of six species, Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said in a statement.It said his haul included a white desert fox, a raccoon, two iguanas and a pair of white pythons -- as well as three monitor lizards and eight ...

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Delhi Airport Staffer Among 2 Arrested For Smuggling Gold Worth Rs 65 Lakh

Man Arrested At Thai Airport With White Desert Fox, Pythons