Mangalore: Lady passenger caught smuggling 2 kg gold
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)
Mangalore, Jul 20: Two kilograms of gold was seized by the DRI officials from a family travelling by Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore.
Based on specific information, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials, Mangalore, intercepted and nabbed the family at Mangalore airport. The family which included the woman, her husband and a child were caught smuggling in approximately two kilograms of gold.
The passengers were identified as Arshad Ali Mushtaq Ahmed (30) from Bhatkal, his wife Fathima Nasreen (29) and their four-year-old son.
Two gold biscuits and a couple of gold chains were part of the loot. The gold was wrapped up and hidden in undergarments found in her person.
It is said that such an incident wherein a woman along with a family was involved in the smuggle was rare.
The persons involved were taken for further investigation and the gold was seized.