One person was arrested at the Chennai airport for trying to smuggle gold, iPhones, cigarettes and used desktops worth Rs 22.66 lakh from Dubai, an official statement said on Wednesday.

The Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport, in the statement, said two passengers, identified as Sathik Abdul Mannan, 46, and Thamemun Ansari Abdul Rashid, 34, of Ramnathapuram, arrived from Dubai by Air India Express Flight and were intercepted at the exit on suspicion of carrying gold.