Customs officials seize gold worth Rs 25 lakhs hidden in AC Adaptors ; arrest a man from Kozhikode

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Mar 10, 2014: The Customs officials at the Mangalore International Airport have seized 39 gold pieces totally weighing 816.450 grams, valued at Rs 25,22,830 from  a passenger  of Kozhikode in Kerala  on March 9, Sunday.

 

 

The gold was found  concealed in two unbranded AC Adapters and two DIC brand car power supply transformers.

The arrested man named Muhammad Rafeeque Kizhakkante Purakkal from Pallikandy in Kozhikode had arrived by an Air India Express Flight IX814 from Dubai. He has been produced before the magistrate.

The operations were conducted under the supervision of Krishna Kumar Prasad, Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore International Airport. Investigations are underway under the guidance of D Purushottam, Commissioner of Customs.