2 men try to smuggle gold in underwear

Two Arab men tried to smuggle 1,984 gold pieces inside their underwear into Saudi Arabia but were arrested by Border customs.

Customs inspectors decided to search the three after suspecting they were hiding something under their clothes as they tried to cross the border with the UAE.

Sabq newspaper quoted customs director Abdul Rahman Al Muanna as saying the three, who were travelling on a passenger bus, had a total 9.4 kg of gold pieces.

He said they tried to smuggle the stuff to shun paying customs tariffs on jewellery.