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Mumbai: Gold turned into copper coated wires to smuggle from Dubai, seized

  •   Mon, Jul 24 2017 07:25:20 PM

Rons Bantwal

Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai (RJP)

Mumbai, Jul 24: A passenger used a new technique to smuggle gold from Dubai to India. He turned gold into wires first, coated them with copper and carried when he flew on Saturday, July 22. But he was intercepted and arrested at Mumbai airport.

Kandathil Mohamed Rafi (26) is the person arrested .

Rafi arrived by an Indigo Airlines flight from Dubai. The search of his checked-in-baggage resulted in the recovery of copper colour coated gold wires. The wires weighing 587 grams are valued at Rs 17.32 lac.

The wires looked like embroidery panel of fabrics.

Rafi is a native of Kasargod in Kerala and works as salesman in Dubai.
  

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  • Saihu, Managaluru/Dubai

    Tue, Jul 25 2017

    This guy may be just carrier and there is a mafia behind this working in Bhatkal and Kasargod. This poor guy must have thought that he has to deliver this artificial embroidery work to somebody in town and in turn he will get his ticket money or less amount. Two years back one of my relatives sent a cargo through bhatkal person for his family, the cargo was just food stuff but for his surprise custom people arrived at his home and started searching the whole house and issued him with notice to appear in customs office in Mumbai, the poor guy was working in Dubai as administrator in a company and company could not provide him with the leave, upon enquiry it was learnt from the lawyers that the cargo guy has included some shirts while sending the cargo and the buttons of shirts were made of gold.
    So friends be careful while accepting the goods or sending cargo.

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Tue, Jul 25 2017

    The most foolish idea to bring gold turned into copper coated wires. That idiot thought the customs officers in Mumbai were foolish enough to believe him.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Tue, Jul 25 2017

    The trick didnt function well.waste of money ,time and energy. One can see the golden colour still in the middle.Next time bring some more.So that our country can collect some Taxes

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  • Subhash Chandra, Mangalore UAE

    Mon, Jul 24 2017

    He thought Mumbai International Airport was safe because they don't check much, yes it was .. but not now.

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  • DYLAN, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 24 2017

    Kasargod guys again in Mumbai. That is the reason in Mangalore we have so much of development and see many hi-end cars with Kasargod/KL registration in Mangalore and DK roads.

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  • Cyril, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 24 2017

    Copper is widely available in India. What a fool and a foolish idea..!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Jul 24 2017

    Mera Desh Badal Raha Hai ...

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  • Bharath, Mangaluru

    Mon, Jul 24 2017

    If gold comes like this ,one day I will get my rs 15lakhs. Thanks to customs. One day they will make India "Sone ki Chidia" again

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