Sitting on a Gold Mine! ... Man 'Walking Awkwardly through Airport' had Nearly a Kilo of Gold Hidden Up His Backside

[NeutronJack]

Man with the golden bum: Smuggler is caught with 2lb of gold worth $60,000 in his backside after customs officers spotted his unusual walk at Indian airport 

• The man was detained after travelling on a GoAir flight from Dubai to Kerala 
• Customs officials searched the man and found 2.14lb stashed in his rectum  
• A second man on the flight was also found to be carrying a large quantity of gold 

By Ryan Fahey For Mailonline

Published: 10:59 EDT, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 11:08 EDT, 15 October 2020

A smuggler was caught with 2lb of gold worth £46,000 in his bottom after customs officers spotted his unusual walk at an airport in India.  

The man was travelling on a GoAir flight from Dubai into Kerala’s Kannur airport and had hidden the stash of gold inside his own body to avoid paying the 18 per cent tax.

It is believed he had been walking awkwardly and was stopped and checked as a result where the gold was discovered by officials from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), who also shared images of the precious metal which had been recovered.

Almost 1 kg of gold extracted from a passenger who arrived from Dubai in Kannur city, India

Police said another man on the same flight was stopped from trafficking 3.2lb (1.47kg) of gold into India. 

However, they did not reveal how he concealed the precious metal, The National reported. 

They were the latest in a number of seizures of gold being smuggled into the country from Arabic states.

Customs officials said that most people try and bring the gold in by hiding it in chocolate boxes, purses, umbrellas or other objects like pens. 

They also caught this month people with gold hidden in toothpaste and one person who had lined their underwear with the precious metal.

Earlier this year, customs officials in Kerala found 30kg of gold with a value of £1.47million hidden in cylindrical locks.

 

[AlphaBeast]

Scumbags.

The governments all around the world I mean.

[AndrewSL76]

If only he could have seen the effect his unusual walk would have had (and did)...perhaps if he had a crystal ball it would have helped - though I suspect it may have made his walk even more noticeable. 

[DarkChameleon]

Bet he was crapping bricks....lol.

[sovereignsteve]

Some people have no sense or imagination. He should have walked with the aid of a walking stick and asked for someone to ferry him around the airport in a wheelchair.

[NeutronJack]

"Did you pack your bottom yourself, sir?"

[greendragon]

[Abyss]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8844123/Smuggler-caught-2lb-gold-worth-46-000-backside-Indian-airport.html

Goes to show why not desirable to invest in physical bullion Gold in India when you have to pay 18% tax. Worldwide should be no tax on Gold or Silver and any individual should have the right to leave/enter any country with their PMs without confiscation (I meant being tax). If this was the case then PMs would have an equal level playing field to compete with fiat currencies.

[Pete]

"Golden Turd Man" - just confirms that the security metal detectors at airports are not triggered by gold.
 

[MancunianStacker]

17 minutes ago, Pete said:

"Golden Turd Man" - just confirms that the security metal detectors at airports are not triggered by gold.
 

Yep, I have a couple of gold “fillings” and haven’t set them off yet. Apparently they aren’t set off by non magnetic.

6 sovereigns in a “man-purse” with general coin “smash” should get you through fine 👌 

[dicker]

Good reason not to put VAT on gold 

[GoodAsGold]

In the picture they look like stools of gold.

[Stuntman]

I think he was hoping for a safe passage on his travels.  😉

[MrFreezerrr]

Nice pain-in-the-ass to have 😛

Looks like they poured the liquid straight in the holes.

[MancunianStacker]

27 minutes ago, MrFreezerrr said:

they poured the liquid straight in the holes

🤕 

[Midasfrog]

Whos going to bid on these when go to auction 💩