Mangaluru: Gold worth Rs 30 lakh seized from Dubai returnee at MIA
Team Udayavani, Jan 31, 2021, 8:22 AM IST
Mangaluru: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Saturday, January 30 arrested one passenger who had arrived from Dubai to MIA on Air India flight IX 1814.
The arrested has been identified as Mashkoor Kallar hailing from Kasaragod.
On profiling and personal search, the passenger was found to have concealed gold in paste form in his rectum. Gold weighing 0.587 KG of 24k purity valued at Rs 30 lac (approx) was recovered and seized.
Commissioner of Customs Imamuddin Ahmed, IRS has commended the persistent vigil maintained by the Mangalore Air Customs team lead by Dr Kapil Gade IRS, deputy commissioner and officers Preeti Suma, superintendent, Satish Kumar, superintendent, and Kashiti Nayak, superintendent, for their consistent anti-smuggling efforts.
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