Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 5 (HBTV): A male passenger who arrived from Singapore was detained at the Tiruchirapalli Airport with gold worth over one crore, the Customs Department said on Friday. 

"Officers of the Air Intelligence Unit at Tiruchirapalli International Airport intercepted a male passenger who attempted to cross the green channel and recovered gold in paste form concealed under knee caps worn by him in his thighs," said an official press release.  

The identity of the person was not available at press time. 

The gold seized weighs 1.605 kg and has a market value of INR 1.16 crore, according to the statement.

The passenger had arrived from Singapore on Scoot Airlines TR562.

Further investigation is underway, officials said. 

In May this year, three passengers were arrested and 96 gold rods worth INR 16.17 lakh were seized from them at Tiruchirappalli airport.  

According to Customs, the gold rods weighing 235 gms were concealed in the bottom wheels screws of three trolly bags carried by the accused, who arrived from Kuala Lumpur by Air Asia flight. 

On April 27, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit at Tiruchirappalli airport seized a total of 977 grams of gold valued at INR 70.58 lakh from a passenger arriving from Dubai. 

According to the officials, the gold was concealed in the three packets consisting of 1081 grams of paste-like material in the rectum of the passenger. The passenger travelling from Dubai to Trichy on the Air India Express was arrested.   

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.