Panaji: Gold jewellery worth Rs 56.38 lakh was recovered by the Customs officials from the possession of three Tajik passengers at the international airport here on Sunday.

"The Air Customs officers, acting on an intelligence input, headed by Deputy Commissioner, Customs, Dr Raghavendra P apprehended three female international passengers of Tajikistan who had arrived from Dushanbe via Dubai by Air India flight AI 994," said a Goa Air Customs office release.