Mangalore : Customs officials seize Iranian saffron worth Rs 10 lakh from Kasargod man

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Sep 5, 2013 : Customs officials at Mangalore International Airport have seized Iranian saffron   of Badiee brand worth Rs 10 lakhs  from a passenger who arrived by a Dubai fight on September 4, Wednesday.  The  saffron weighed 10 kg.

 

The arrested man is Shukur Pallipuzhu(24) of Pallikere in Kasargod district. The saffron was detected during baggage checking  of the passenger who arrived by the 10.30 am flight. The saffron was found in two cartons in between clothes and other  goods.

He has been produced before the  magistrate. Though investigations revealed that he had been to Dubai on four earlier occasions, it is yet to be ascertained if he had smuggled saffron even on earlier occasions.

The  operation was conducted by a team of officials led by Customs Superintendent CN Rajashekhar under the supervision of Customs Assistant Commissioner V Srinivas.