Saudi customs inspectors seized more than 263kg of gold items hidden inside male and female underwear in a car that tried to cross into the Gulf Kingdom from the UAE.
The inspectors at Al Bataha border point stopped the van after suspecting the driver was trying to smuggle some stuff to avert paying customs tariffs.
About 263.7kg of gold items and 247 of diamonds were found hidden inside men and women’s underwear as well as in plastic bags concealed under the car seats, according to the Arabic language daily ‘Sabq’.