Officials said that the AIU intercepted a gujrath basd couple who had arrived from Bangkok from the green channel during the check. The man, identified as Mohammed Wasif Tahirali Shaikh and his wife were found in possession of six packets of gold dust worth Rs 1.25 crore. “We found them to be suspicious and during the personal search, the couple had concealed gold worth Rs 1.25. The wife confessed that she had nothing to do with the crime and that she was doing this on the instructions of her husband,” said a customs official. According to officials, while Shaikh had concealed three packets in his rectum, his wife was found in possession of three packets. Upon interrogation, Shaikh, 26, confessed that he alone was involved and that his wife had been working on his instructions. “He said someone named Ali was going to pay them Rs 40,000 as commission for smuggling,” said an official. Shaikh was arrested and later produced before the Esplanade court.