Mangalore, Nov 11, 2013 : Customs officials at the Mangalore International
airport have seized 20 kg of saffron from the baggage of a passenger who arrived by the Abu Dhabi-Muscat-Mangalore flight on November 10, Sunday evening.
The flight had landed at the airport at 7.30 pm.
The value of the seized saffron as well as the identity of the arrested passenger is not yet known. Investigations are in progress.