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Getting innovative with 'time': Gold hidden in watch seized at Mangalore Airport

  •   Wed, Feb 19 2014 07:42:08 PM

Getting innovative with 'time': Gold hidden in watch seized at Mangalore Airport

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Feb 19: After belt, hooks and wafer tin, it was now the turn of wrist watch to become a carrier of smuggled gold at Mangalore International Airport.

The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport on Wednesday February 19 seized one kg gold bar and one circular gold piece coated with silver paint totally weighing 1116.400 gms valued at Rs 34,58,512.

The gold was brought by way of mis-declaration and concealment inside a watch and further concealed in a bag by a passenger identified as Muhammed Musthafa Eriyapadi Pallindakukkal, a resident of Kasaragod.

Musthafa arrived at Mangalore International Airport on Wednesday at around 7.30 am by Air India Express flight IX 814 from Dubai. The passenger was arrested and produced before the magistrate.

This was the first time that the officers detected a case wherein gold was concealed in a watch. The watch was found to be in working condition and the gold was moulded to fit perfectly under the dial to make it appear like a normal watch.

  

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  • aravind, dubai

    Fri, Feb 21 2014

    Good work by M'lore Customs... everyday getting news about very innovative ideas. Great minds in Kasargod it seems. But, surprisingly, no news about other Airports specially of Kerala.... Something fishy?????????

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  • Ceraj, Bejai, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    DW next time only display the picture no need to mention details of the person..

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  • MASTER, DUBAI / UAE

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    MANSIDDARE MARGAVEDE. THIS IS MAIN MISTAKE BY ........... OUR LEADER. BUT NEXT PROPOSED GOVT. TIME NOBODY WILL BRING GOLD FROM DUBAI. BCOZ GOLD PRIZE WILL GOME DOWN 10 YEAR BEFORE?????????????. HAHAHAHAH ALL THE BEST GOLD LOVER. JAI HOOOOOOOOOOO. WAIT AND WATCH UPTO MAY 2014. CAN VVVVVVVVVVV ? ?

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  • CJV Mang, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    I strongly feel that this is some kind of competition by kasargod people to see who gets away from customs:)

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  • Patrick, Mulki/vasai

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    The customs department of India should install whole body scanners at all Intl. Airports Specialy for Mangalore Airport immediately. Smuggling is done various external modes. What about smuggling in human body?

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  • Arun Rodrigues, Bejai Kuwait

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    The side effict of GOLD
    1 Kasargod name changed (kasaragold)
    2 All thivs dakus shifted to kassargod
    3 daiji reader fed up with the same news
    4 all beautiful girls missing from the city found in Kasargod ....

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  • JOHN R LOBO, Kaikamba/Dubai

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    two days back somebody said" Next time "Gold Testicles".....!!!!

    Awaiting this type innovative method

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  • P.R.Akash, Mangalore, Muscat

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    I am sure these people are being used as carriers and they are working for their boss. Customs/ crime branch officials should catch the real boss through these carriers in case they want to stop the smuggling. If the catch contributes to the government exchequer significantly, then probably catch as much as you can. Good Luck either way.

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  • Ganesh, udupi

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    why only Kasaragod always...?

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  • JP, dubai

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Please dont allow Kasaragod people to enter the Mangalore airport,... they are spoiling our airport name. and because of these people we are also getting scared to take our used gold

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  • Godwin, Bangalore

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Next please..

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  • Ryan, Kuwait

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Next will be, the golden hair fixed by Dr. Batras. At customs they will tell that, just coloured with Godrej Naturals.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Mostly the passengers flying through Mangalore have underestimated the capacity of our custom officers who look after the smuggling.So much gold is caught in the airport daily of middle east flights which is beyond our imagination.Hope the customs do the needful to nab the culprits carrying illegal gold effectively.Thanq.

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  • Well wisher, Qatar/Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Aare yaar fed up of this daily gold smuggling news!!

    S**le sab log mille huve hain!!! Guys at least change the airport man... just Mangalore mangalore mangalore..

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  • Ordinary Person, Kudla

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    The metal detector eXp 5000 is a measuring instrument of newest technology and has been developed in particular for professional use. Through the supplied video eyeglasses buried objects like boxes, pipes, metals but also cavities and grave chambers under the surface becomes visible immediately. Furthermore the video eyeglasses are optimized for the search during the night and also protects against perturbing sunlight at day.

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  • Mann, bangalore

    Fri, Feb 21 2014

    Ordinary Person, Kudla

    How much that metal detector eXp 5000 costs?
    I would like to buy one if it is priced suitably, to search near politicians properties to make myself rich, very rich...

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  • abdulla, india

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Lok yuktha should raid the houses of Govt Inspectors : from:
    1/ Revenue Intelligence .
    2/ Tax inspectors.
    3/ Excise inspectors.
    4/Cops- top to bottom..
    5/Customs.
    Raid their houses and check all their wealth:
    Property in name of families: Gold : Cash etc.
    We will then know the meaning f Governance..
    2/

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  • vnayak, mangalore/switzerland

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    It has already been done just a couple of weeks ago, unfortunately not reported by DW by the other website. Gold dust was hidden in the capsules several dozens of which were swallowed by the smuggler. He passed through the customs, but was sick and admitted to the hospital where it had to come out the way you have described.

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  • Ameer, Mangalore, Dubai

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    It shows kerala airport not taking much action for gold smuggling . that's why kerela is very rich. with the same practice of kerala airport these people are bringing gold through mangalore also. At least this Mangalore airport could allow mangloreans to bring gold so that mangalorians become rich soon. I hope customs will show excuse on us next.

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  • haniel, manipal/ dubai

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    Soon they will find a way to hide gold in such a way that they can flush it out in the morning...!!! if u know what i mean!!!!!!

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    Looks like catching one out of ten or more!!!!

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  • CYRIL MASCARENHAS, KIREM/MIRA ROAD/DUBAI

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    MANGALORE AIRPORT TO BE RE-NAMED AS "GOLDEN MANGALORE AIRPORT".MANGALORE AIRPORT WILL BECOME RICHEST AIRPORT AMONG ALL AIRPORT OF INDIA..

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  • JAGDISH BOLUR, MANGALORE / S.ARABIA

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    Air India Express flight IX 814 IS NOW BECAME KALPAVRKASH......

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  • Arun Rodrigues, Bejai / Kuwait

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    Rita not only that Gold is cheaper than fish in the fish market.

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    ..Don't be surpriseD if next JAMES BOND film director comes from KASARGOD..

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  • saquib, byndoor/dammam

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    God knows where will be the next place to hide the gold.something fishy is going on or why daily such news are coming it will stop only after the big fish is caught.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    s0mehow either Gold is attracting People of Kasargod or Kasargod has got attraction towards Gold.but our officers are having a sixth or seventh sense towards it.may be Kasargod is planning to pflaster roads of Gold since normal Damar doesn't lasts Long.I say nowadays so many Robbers are there they will take away Damar also thinking underneath there is Gold.

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  • Mann, bangalore

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    Smugglers are giving away lot of their secret methods and it will be slightly difficult for them to smuggle easily now onwards all that gold. But they will get around the problem soon enough. Till now they may have smuggled so much, this loss may be nothing to them. One must realize these are only carriers. Most of the workers in the gulf may not be in a position to buy so much of gold, which confirms it is sent through these passengers for a fee.
    Only, these passengers when caught will be suffering.

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  • Kaizer, Yanbu

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    I think there is something fishy coz everyday tom dick and harry is doing this.

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Tom and Harry are smart. Only the middle ones are getting caught!!

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  • DOOMANNA SHETTY, MANGALORE

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    The big prize for the person who tells next catch for golden hidden where?

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Wait for a sick person on a stretcher with 'transplanted kidneys'....

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  • Refugee, M'lore/Dubai

    Wed, Feb 19 2014

    Kasar'gold' again!!!

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte , Udupi / Dubai

    Wed, Feb 19 2014



    HA HA HA KASARGOLD.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Thu, Feb 20 2014

    Kasaragod is a city of Gold!!!

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