Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Apr 24: Customs at Mangaluru International Airport seized 196 grams of gold worth Rs 9.6 lac from a passenger who arrived from Dubai on Friday April 23.
The passenger, Abdul Raheem Eriyal Jafar hailing from Kudlu, Kasargod, Kerala, had arrived in Air India flight IX 384.
According to Customs, the said passenger had concealed the mercury coated gold strips in kitchenware, gas lighters, MP3 player and earphone carried in checked-in baggage.
Praveen Kandi, IRS deputy commissioner lead the Customs team consisting Nagesh Kumar and Naveen Kumar, superintendents and other officers who profiled the passenger that lead to the gold seizure.