Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Mar 5: Customs officials, based on intelligence, intercepted two persons who were found to be smuggling gold by concealing them as gold foils pasted to the bottom of the makeup foundation boxes and plastering gold powder pouches in the armpits.
The accused are Kasim Ibrahim Kolad from Gujarat and Mohammed Bashar Ruknuddin from Bhatkal who came by IndiGo flight from Dubai on Thursday March 4.
A total of 238 grams (net) of gold valued at Rs 11,00,946 was seized.
Further investigation is under progress.
The Customs team was led by Dr Kapil Gade IRS deputy commissioner and comprising of Bikram, superintendent, Chandra Mohan Meena, superintendent and Sandeep, inspector.