The corona virus has led to a ban on wearing face masks in most countries, and smugglers have made it a source of crime. According to India Times, a man has been caught smuggling gold hidden in a face mask in India in recent days. The accused had arrived at Chennai International Airport on an Emirates Airlines flight from Dubai. He had two packets of gold inside the face mask.
According to the report, this is the second case of smuggling gold through face masks in India. A few weeks ago, two men were caught at the Chennai airport hiding gold in a face mask and bringing gold from Dubai to India. The three accused had hidden the gold inside the face mask in the form of 'paste'. However, customs officials foiled his plot and he was arrested.
