Gold and foreign-origin cigarettes seized by the customs department.
MANGALURU: In one of the biggest hauls in the recent past, officers of Mangaluru Customs on Thursday seized 2.41kg gold valued at Rs 1.1 crore from a female passenger flying from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport.
Kapil Gade, deputy commissioner, Customs Mangaluru said that the smuggler has been identified as Mohammed Ali Sameera, resident of Kasaragod in Kerala. She tried to smuggle gold by concealing it in both her inner garments including sanitary pads and socks.
Gold of net weight 2.41kg was seized. Foreign-origin cigarettes were also seized from her possession, said Gade.
Mangaluru International Airport
MANGALURU: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials detained two passengers who landed from Dubai to Mangaluru International Airport, and seized 1.2kg of gold valued at Rs 67 lakh from their possession.
The anti-smuggling operation was carried out on Monday night.
According to officials, two residents of Bhatkal and Kasaragod, arrived from Dubai by SpiceJet Flight SG 146.
Acting on a tip-off, tThe DRI team quizzed the duo after which they confessed to trying to smuggle gold.
Both the persons were found to be carrying gold in the form of paste, which is a novel modus operandi adopted by smuggling syndicates, to bypass customs at the airport.