Mangalore: Gold recovered from dustbin at airport, accused caught red-handed


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)

Mangalore, May 31: In an innovative way of smugging gold, in perhaps the first case of its kind, the officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mangalore branch on Friday May 30 night caught a passenger red-handed placing gold bars in a dustbin at Mangalore International Airport.

The passenger, Sameer Mohammed, a resident of Kasargod, arrived at the airport by Air India Express flight from Dubai at around 10 pm.

The officials also seized two gold bars, each weighing one kg, altogether worth Rs 50.96 lac.

Sameer had brought the gold bars wrapped in papers, and before going through security check, he went to the toilet of the airport and placed the package in the dustbin. The DRI officials, who had received prior information about the method of smuggling, kept a watch and caught him red-handed.

As per Sameer, he was directed by someone to place the gold bars in the dustbin, from where it would be collected by an accomplice. He claimed that he did not know who was supposed to collect the package.

Sources said that the officials are not ruling out the possibility of the involvement of airport staff, as it happened inside the premises. It is the first time such a case has been reported at Mangalore airport.

Sameer was arrested and further investigations are on.

  

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  • Kiran, Dubai

    Fri, Jun 06 2014

    Let this keep coming,never mind as long as it is caught.Afterall it goes to governments treasury.Citizens will be benefited I!

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  • Gagan shetty, Mangalore - Saudi arabia

    Tue, Jun 03 2014

    Looks like he has pissed in his pants. Really what look

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 01 2014

    what a pose?? He can post it on facebook.

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  • Arun, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 01 2014

    The same thing vice versa can be done to carry guns and ammunition inside the aircraft.
    mangalore airport is under poor surveillance

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  • lokesh, manglore

    Sun, Jun 01 2014


    kerala have to build separate airport for kasragod

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  • Harshith Salian, bejai,bangalore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    These mallus should have Separate airport...they are really annoying...

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  • Antony Fernandes, Mangalore/USA

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Looks like he is an experienced professional smuggler.

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  • Raasta, Jamaica

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Kasargod should have a seperate airport man ...

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  • Hussain, Abudhabi

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Really man...Bcoz of these people, Mangalore airport getting bad name

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  • Raasta, Jamaica

    Sun, Jun 01 2014

    Ya Bradaa ... they give a bad image of our mangalore airport . And bcozz of all these incidents its very hard for mangloreans too now too much of checking.. hard times

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  • Prem, Mangalore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Whether you have included Black money belongs to CHUDIDAR BABA, in in this figure????

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  • maxy, kinnigoly/mumbai

    Sat, May 31 2014

    for information of readers & knowledge this is modus operand bywhich gold smuggling started in Mumbai(india)at santacruz airport in 60`s&foundation work started for underworld empire.it seems history repeats.

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  • AA, banneje

    Sat, May 31 2014

    PAPA...PUCHHE KANNU MUCHID PHER PARNAGA YENNUNU THANAN EARLA THOPUJER...PANDUDU..AANDHA POORAKULULA THUPER PANPINA BODA AAIKU EJJI... ANCHA AANDH EYEEE JAVANANA STITHI.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Film Star Avoli Ithand!
    Undek Kai Paadiye!

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  • Michael, Mulky/San Fransisco

    Sat, May 31 2014

    With due respect to Kasargod as a place, most crimes committed especially like smuggling and drug related in the airport are from people from this region. Authorities should rise to the occasion in time to avoid further damage to Mangalore Airport's image.

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  • Hanibal Soans, mangalore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    This can happen without the support of airport staff. If any ones relative come inside the airport with pass they can go the toilet and get the item out. while coming out there is no check for them at airport. Only the passenger need to go through security check.There should be check at the arrival especially when the international flights arrive.Airport authorities should look into the matter

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  • RSRB, KIundapura / Singapore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    His hairstyle itself like that?
    Or after thrashing him, his hair become like that?

    Again from Kasaragod...KL14

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  • geoffrey, hat hill

    Sat, May 31 2014

    This modus operandi can't work without support from inside

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  • PEDDA, MANGALURU

    Sat, May 31 2014

    TROUBLE MAKERS !!!!!

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  • Lobo, Mangalore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Dear Sir
    Please write to PM & FM to remove import duties, so all these stupid things can stop, thanks

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Sat, May 31 2014

    This is the most common and safe modus operandi used by professional smugglers, leaving gold in dustbins in the aircraft or airport toilets the same is then collected and safely removed out of the airport either by a long working service employee or some insider to be delivered to another party outside for which they get a commission. Recently per a news report a cleaner was caught at Mumbai AP trying to smuggle out 5 kg of gold!! On interrogation, he revealed that he was a part of a syndicate and just for collecting the gold from the bin and carrying it out he was given a commission of 60k each time, and he admitted to having done this before many times!! Since it is a very well organized syndicate, such detection may just be the tip of the iceberg!!! Jai Hind!!

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  • Ferick Dsouza, Kundapur / KSA

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Its planned look at the serial no. of gold bar A429074 and the next one is A428870.. where are the other serial no bar .. Glomaal hai bhai sab Glomaal hai

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  • Louis Maxim, Udupi/Kuwait

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Should have paid taxes. Now total loss.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Wow Innovative ideas..!!!Creative minds...assisted by our great laws....
    How brilliant people can be while doing wrong things, why can't be this brilliant while doing right things.

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  • Prem, mangalore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Remove import duty on Gold.

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  • AR Bahrain, Udupi

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Yes, You are right... should be remove the import duty ASAP....

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  • B.Mani, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Have patience, please wait for 150 days,USD 343 billion, which is about `21 lakh crore black money is coming back in another 147 days. Hope we don't have to pay taxes anymore.

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  • tony francis, Udupi

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Yes wait for another 147 days and then we dont have to pay tax !!!!!!
    We only hope, hope and hope in India !

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  • vellano1, mumbai

    Sat, May 31 2014

    where do you pay tax btw? jedda it is haraam!india u never stay...!! this lousy business of smuggling n gold import has brought down economy! do u knw ur pet FM chidu asked not to buy gold? ottrasi paateruna?

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  • Alex, Mangalore

    Sat, May 31 2014

    Hopefully, if real, genuine and scrupulous politicians get their mind set, black money can be controlled, but black money is the root of all business transactions in India.
    However if the money is of about Swiss bank accounts, wait for the bullock cart to arrive in India from Switzerland with the load.

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