Gold worth Rs 43 lakhs, foreign currency valued at Rs 5.97 lakhs seized at MIA

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Aug 12, 2022: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport have seized 831 grams of 24 carat gold from a passenger who arrived by an Air India flight from Dubai on August 10, Wednesday.

 

 

The passenger from Kasargod had concealed the gold inside a stitched pocket in his undergarment. The gold was in paste form and was packed in a pouch with a tape. The value of the gold is estimated at Rs 43,29,510.

In another case, Customs officials of the Air intelligence unit of the MIA seized foreign currency worth Rs 5,97,040 from a man who arrived by a flight from Dubai. The arrested man is  from Bhatkal and had carried the foreign currencies  in a handbag.