Mangaluru, Mar 02, 2021: Gold weighing 350 grams and valued at Rs 16.52 lakhs was seized from a passenger by the Revenue officials at the Mangaluru International Airport on March 2, Tuesday.
A person named Mohammad Awan from Murdeshwar has been arrested. He had come by an Air India flight from Dubai and had concealed the gold in his trolley bag beadings.
The operation was led by Customs Deputy Commissioner Dr Kapil Gade.