NEW DELHI: A Kenyan passenger was arrested for allegedly carrying seven gold bars, worth around Rs 3.4 crore, which were hidden in a portable oxygen concentrator. The passenger from Nairobi arrived at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Monday afternoon. Customs officials “discreetly” followed the Kenyan passenger from the flight gate on the basis of suspicion and profiling. “The passenger is a medical professional. He was carrying a portable oxygen concentrator to provide oxygen to a four-month-old infant. The passenger, who was holding the portable oxygen concentrator, had attached the oxygen mask on the infant’s face. He pretended that the baby was critically ill and needed oxygen supply. The accused claimed that the baby is visiting India with his parents for a cardiac surgery,” said a Customs official.Later, the Customs team detected the gold in the oxygen concentrator. “On personal search, taking due care for the safety of the infant, seven bars of gold, weighing around 7kg, were recovered. The baby was found to be fit on examination,” said the official.”The passenger has been placed under arrest. Further investigations are underway,” added the official. Similarly, gold bars weighing 4 kg were recovered from the lavatory of an aircraft at IGIA on Friday. It was recovered after rummaging through the flight when it landed in Delhi. The seized gold was estimated to be around Rs 1.9 crore. TNNWatch Kenyan man held at Delhiās IGI, gold hidden in portable o2 concentrator seized
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