Smuggling: Gold worth Rs.15,78,327/- seized in Mangalore Intl. Airport

Smuggling: Gold worth Rs.15,78,327/- seized in Mangalore Intl. Airport

mangaloretoday.com

Mangalore, March 21: The Customs officials at Mangalore International Airport have once again busted another modus operandi and detected concealment of gold in the baggage of a passenger coming from Dubai. They have seized gold totally weighing 529.640 grams in two separate cases totally valued at Rs.15,78,327/- on March 21, 2014.

 

 

 

 

 
In the first case, the officers seized Gold pieces, totally weighing 298.450 grams  and valued at Rs.8,89,381/- concealed in chocolates and further concealed in a carton box from the possession of a passenger named Shri. Davood Abdulkader Ibrahim, who is a resident of Subaida Manzil, Deli Junction, Paravanadukkam Post, Kasaragod Dt., Kerala-671317 and arrived at Mangalore International Airport on 21.03.2014 at about 04.45 hrs by Jet Airways fight 9W531 from Dubai.

In the second case, the officers have seized Gold strips, totally weighing 231.190 grams and valued at Rs.6,88,946/- concealed in two Photo frames and three eyeliner bottles kept in a carton box from the possession of a passenger named Shri. Abdur Rahman Kunnil Abdul Khader, who is a resident of KK House, Ward No.15, Theruvath, Koyas Lane, Thalangara PO, Kasaragod Dt., Kerala-671122 and arrived at Mangalore International Airport on 21.03.2014 at about 04.45 hrs by Jet Airways fight 9W531 from Dubai.

Operations were conducted under the supervision of Shri. Krishna Kumar Prasad, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore International Airport and were lead by Shri.B.Prabhakara Poojary, Superintendent along with Superintendents Lionel Fernandes, Sendhil Murugan, B.A.Kariappa, H.G.Yogesh and Inspectors Shri.G.Kumaraswamy, K.T.Preethi Suma, S.Ranjan Behera and Ankit Kumar and Hawaldar Gulabi.
In both the cases it is noticed that the smugglers have resorted to unique methods of concealing the goods by fabricating/moulding the gold in various shapes and concealing the same in their baggages.