Mangalore: Gold staple pins hidden in dry fruit boxes seized at airport


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Mar 23: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport on Sunday March 23 thwarted another attempt of smuggling and seized gold staple pins, totally weighing 577 grams valued at Rs 17,19,460.

The gold was concealed as silver colour coated staple pins in 18 carton boxes of vegetable dry fruits.

The was seized from the possession of a passenger named Nesif Kowal, aged about 28 years, a resident of Chengala, Kasargod. He arrived at Mangalore International Airport on March 23 at about 7.15 am by Air India Express flight IX814 from Dubai.

Operations were conducted under the supervision of Krishna Kumar Prasad, assistant commissioner of customs, Mangalore International Airport and were led by B Prabhakara Poojary, superintendent along with superintendents Lionel Fernandes, B A Kariappa, H G Yogesh and inspectors G Kumaraswamy, K T Preethi Suma, S Ranjan Behera and Ankit Kumar and Hawaldar Gulabi.

Further investigation is under progress under the guidance of D Purushotham, commissioner of customs, Mangalore.

  

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  • Olivia, Mangalore/Dubai

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    Their 'never say die' attitude has to be appreciated. Ha ha!!

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  • Um, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    We are getting Gold smuggling news from Mangalore airport Only. What about the other Airports ? May be their Metal scanner is not properly working ?

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  • shankar, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    I dont understand why all are generalizing people from Kasaragod while commenting. How can you all conveniently forget that there is a striking similarity among these culprits other than that they are from Kasaragod?

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  • Lawrence, Mumbai

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    Poor status gold smuggling recently increased because of the high rate of surcharge and other taxes, on gold in India,partly to be blamed for unequal policies of our Finance Ministry ?

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  • S.F.H, K.S.A

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    We cant say the man who caught is the real culprit..There should be a big mafia behind this...people caught might be unaware of what they are carrying...Daiji need to reveal the statement of the people arrested...what happened to them and the case?...

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  • RJ roshan, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    They must have digested the slogan of Mr Abhishek Bacchan...
    "What an Idea Sirjee"

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    Creative Mind of wrongdoing, this is the result of how they bring up.

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  • Flavian, Mangalaore/Kuwait

    Mon, Mar 24 2014



    @ Ramesh S,

    It should be India's greatest 'crooks' reside in KASARGOD and not 'Telents'.

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    Again KasarGoldeans shines in Manglore.
    smell like big mafia is behind this gold racket.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru/ Bengaluru

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    Interesting indeed! Who could be the architect for such intelligent ploys to mask Customs & behind innovative thinking like these at the UAE or elsewhere - Need to know!! Hope the customs officials reveal all

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  • shekar Moily Padebettu, Udupi/Taluk

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    wah!! Enchina marayere.Waa namunedl Bangar kanathnda ee Kudlada custom officernakulu enchandala pathuverthamarayere.Nana waa namuned bangaar kanapuni.Kudladha custom officernakulu baari ushaar marayere.Enkulukeralada,Kasargoddha Maliyalilu Kudladakulu manganakulu panddh yenndha.Aanda akul namaddhla ushar ullerye!!!!! Nana bethe waa idea undu panddh aalochance malpodu.Ini raathreg onji peg paaddh,legn godedha mith dheedh aalochane malpodu,bethe vovu thaadhi undu panddh......

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  • vinod, dubai

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    boring news every day gold gold suspect from kasar god

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  • MP Mapal , Uppinangady

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    we need excel summary list each day how many flights per flight how many gram/kilo gold come illegal to mangalore airport and where go those kilo/ton golds ( testing immigration really trafortion illegals

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  • GCP., Muscat

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    Ye smuggleron ka drama dhek kar, khudh Gold ko sharam aane laga hai.!!!

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  • Prem, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    You really need extraordinary thinking and craft mind to plan this.

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  • A. DSOUZA, MANAGALORE/SAUDI

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    Metal scanner really do the good Job
    Now a days no human intelligence involved in detecting and catching gold smuggling. Real Credit goes to modern tech.

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  • ruchir agarwal, mangalore

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    Kya idea hai Sirjee !!

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  • Ramesh S, mangalore

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    ..It seems INDIA's greatest talents reside in KASARGOD!!..If it used for the right purpose with good intention these people can achieve/get more than what they are getting with these haraam activities..

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  • daiji reader, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    If there is a competition to carve artistic items from gold Kasargod people can win the competition and be on the guinness world records.

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  • Achhu, Mlore

    Sun, Mar 23 2014

    He has to be awarded, creative mind.

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