Chennai: Customs officials on Tuesday detained a man at the airport in Chennai for allegedly trying to smuggle gold worth around Rs 35 lakh.

The air passenger had arrived from Doha and the gold was found concealed under dates, which he was carrying in a bucket, airport officials said.

He was found in possession of one kg of gold, they added.

In another case, officials recovered undeclared $750 from a Colombo-bound passenger who was carrying the money in his handbag, they said.