Stephen Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (MS)
Kasargod, Dec 26: Police arrested a 19-year-old girl from Karippoor airport on the charges of transporting Rs one crore worth gold hidden in innerwear.
Shahala (19), a resident of Kasargod is the accused arrested. The police confiscated 1.884 kilo gold from her. She had made three packets of the gold and hid the same in her innerwear.
Shahala had arrived to Karippoor international airport on Sunday night from Dubai on Air India Express flight. After customs checking, she came out of the airport at 11 pm.
However, acting on definite tip off, police stopped Shahala. Though she was questioned for some time, she did not give any clear answer. Gold was not found in her luggage also. At last when the police frisked her, they found gold in her innerwear. More information is being gathered from her.