, March 11 (IANS) The Customs officials at the Mangalore International Airport on Thursday seized 2.41 kg gold, valued at around Rs 1.10 crore, from a woman passenger who had concealed the yellow metal in her undergarments.According to a .
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.
2.41 kg gold worth Rs 1.10 cr seized at Mangaluru airport ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 13:29 IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 11 (ANI): The Customs seized over two kilograms of gold worth over Rs 1.10 crores from a passenger travelling from Dubai at Mangluru airport on Thursday.
A team led by Dr. Kapil Gade IRS Deputy Commissioner and other department officers intercepted a female passenger named Mohammed Ali Sameera from Kasaragod coming from Dubai by Air India flight.
She tried to smuggle gold by concealing in both her inner garments including Sanitary pads and also in socks, the Customs said.
Foreign-origin cigarettes were also seized from her possession. (ANI)
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The woman was intercepted after arriving from Dubai in an Air India flight.
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Foreign origin cigarettes violating COPTA regulations were also seized from a woman’s possession at Mangaluru airport. Photo: Special Arrangment
The woman was intercepted after arriving from Dubai in an Air India flight. In one of the biggest seizures of smuggled gold in Mangaluru in the recent past, customs officials seized 2.41kg of gold, valued at ₹1.10 crore, from a woman passenger at Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday.
A release from the customs mentioned the name of the accused as Mohammed Ali Sameera from Kasaragod in Kerala. She was intercepted after arriving from Dubai in an Air India flight.