Mangalore: Gold worth 13.71 lac seized at airport in two separate cases


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Mangalore, Apr 13: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport seized gold totally weighing 466.650 grams valued at Rs 13,71,951 in two separate cases.

In the first case, the officers seized 2 gold wires, totally weighing 233.550 grams valued at Rs 6,86,637 concealed in the form of beadings around a brown coloured stroller suitcase, brought as checked-in baggage.

The gold was found in the possession of a passenger identified as Kappanakkal Muhammed Anvar (27), a resident of Bekal, Kasaragod. He arrived at Mangalore International Airport on Sunday April 13 at about 0200 hours by Air India Express flight No IX384 from Dubai.

In the second case, the officers seized one gold strip concealed in a measuring tape and 44 gold buckles, concealed in footwear and ladies brassieres totally weighing 233.100 grams and valued at Rs 6,85,314, kept in a carton box brought as checked in baggage.

The gold was seized from the possession of a passenger named Aboobacker Siddeeque Bennamgala (27), a resident of Kumbla, Kasaragod. He arrived at Mangalore International Airport on April 13 at about 0440 hours by Air India Express flight IX814 from Dubai.

Operations were conducted under the supervision of Hemen Gogoi, deputy commissioner of customs, Mangalore International Airport by a team led by B Prabhakara Poojary, superintendent along with superintendents Sendhil Murugan, B A Kariappa, H G Yogesh and inspectors G Kumaraswamy, S Ranjan Behera, Santosh Kumar and Ankit Kumar and Havaldars Varadaraju and Sowmya Naik.

  

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  • Jan, Udupi

    Mon, Apr 14 2014

    I feel may be half population of Kasargod are in Jail just because of this Gold smuggling arrest. May be in future they may claim Mangalore also as their part because people from Kasargod (in Jail) will be in the majority. Better Kasargod to be renamed as Kasargold.

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  • Rajesh, Kalladka

    Mon, Apr 14 2014

    Can you make a separate tab in the website for "Seized Gold" along side with Home, News, Sandesh,Obituary..etc. no more interest in this news of seized gold at M'lore Airport.

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  • abdulla, india

    Mon, Apr 14 2014

    Please promote this trade since it is easy money for the govt..sme ones investment and your profit.
    catch them at the airport or any port and you get the 100% catch...
    easy but 2 questions:
    From The days of Morarjee -when there was Gold control..the trade called smuggling was going on Left ..Right and center...
    daily in Kasargoad..Bhatkal an Ratnagiri and not even once the boats were caught with GOLD?
    Can anyone answer despite the fact that we have Coast guards..revenue intelligence ..Military intelligence ...blue water navy.. CBI...income tax office ..NIS bureau...name it we have them all..yet this trade is going on till now ..as we speak...
    can anyone answer ..why?
    SIMPLE : who want to catch the CHICK laying an Golden Egg.
    Best is to induct Every child into politics.. Bureaucrats.. and police and also To be Govt officials.....
    you can retire happily with tons of gold ..cash and property..this is India Today...

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  • Willy, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 14 2014

    Are these people rich to buy gold in Dubai, some big DON is behind these smuggling. So just imagine all these years how much of the smuggling was going on. These gold smuggling is too much. No lame person is going to take risks, its only big DON, get back to Dubai authorities and see the source of GOLD AND INCOME thereof. How come there no control by the Dubai Government?

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  • RPD, Mangalore

    Mon, Apr 14 2014

    " a dog's tail can't be straightened?
    When we know that we can’t straighten the dog’s tail, we need to do the changes in ourselves not in the dog.

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  • Santosh Dsouza, Missisauga

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    I read almost every day this news, that customs at the Mangalore International Airport seized gold But, what happens after that? Any action or just reaction?

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  • Stephen Pinto , Kadri /Bendur

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    That is mainly because the official does not wish to kill the hen which lays the golden egg.

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    Now Kasargod need Int.National Airport can named KASAR GOLD INT. NATIONAL AIRPORT...
    Later we can drive to Kasar Gold duty free festival like Dubai Gold festival.

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  • ESKEY, UDUPI

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    The big question here is
    Why our police / intelligence are not able to identify the source of smuggling in Dubai?
    Of the dozens who got caught until now the source should have been identified by now. It is not the case of buying gold in the market and bringing here. It is evident that lot of preparation is thereby a gang of smugglers who are using this poor fellow as pawns (may be by threat, who knows)
    Don't think these Kasargod residents are bringing gold just like that

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  • Umesh Rao, Mangalore/ Muscat

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    From undies to brassieres, where else next !!

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  • Zohaib Sheikh, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    And its Kasargod again.. Even after knowing so many got caught by airport customs Authorities, These people are being the DUMBEST to keep repeating this act ... Lol.. Heights..

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  • WASIM, DUBAI/mangalore

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    shame on you kasargod Govt.. at least take some strict action against this gold smugglers.

    Please kasorgodians don't spoil our Manglores name.

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  • Koti , Udupi

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    Buddi Brasta nakulu. Chaddid ittina pattuver undu yenchina aita mitta.

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  • John, mangalore

    Sun, Apr 13 2014

    Change the name of Kasaragod to KasaraGOLD

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