For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts
Oneindia App Download

Customs officials seize gold worth Rs 1.09 crore at Mangaluru International Airport

|
Google Oneindia News

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Thursday seized 2.15 kg of gold worth Rs 1.09 crore from two people who arrived on a flight from Sharjah.

gold

Based on intelligence and profiling of passengers, Customs personnel intercepted Faizal Thotty Melparamba (37) and Mohammad Shuhaib Mugu (31), both natives of Kasaragod in Kerala, a Customs release said. The two had arrived from Sharjah by Air India flight IX 1384 on Thursday.

India dealt with COVID-19, its economic consequences decisively: IMF chiefIndia dealt with COVID-19, its economic consequences decisively: IMF chief

When the officials checked the passengers, they found the gold, concealed in paste form in underwear. Over 2.154 kg of gold of 24K purity worth Rs 1.09 crore was recovered and seized.

Recommended Video

Army Day: General Naravane warns China: Don't test patience | Oneindia News

Customs Commissioner Imamuddin Ahmed and Joint Commissioner Joannes George congratulated the officers of the airport customs team led by deputy commissioner Praveen Kandi and officers K Shrikanth, Subhendu Ranjan Behera, Naveen Kumar and others for their vigilant action in preventing the smuggling activity, a Customs release said.

For Daily Alerts
Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X
X