Kochi: The gold in paste form is still hitting the airports at high numbers in Kerala as in Nedumbassery Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) alone 10 kgs of gold in such form was recovered in last two months time period. Similarly, gold smuggling cases also have increased at Nedumbassery airport in the first two months of the current fiscal compared with the same time period during the last fiscal.
Sumit Kumar, Customs Commissioner told Express that such compound form of the gold is smuggled to evade checking at metal detectors. "The smugglers try to beat the enforcement agencies by adopting new technologies and find new ways of smuggling. The paste form gold is one such modus newly adopted by the smugglers. The paste form gold is consigned in jackets and handbags. The gold is converted in paste form with the assistance of experts. But we have enhanced our intelligence gathering system which is one of the reasons behind high numbers of seizures in last few months," he said.
The Customs department has requested the Central government to provide body scanners to detect smuggling of gold in compound forms. The body scanners are installed at all major airports abroad. "We have written to the Central government that all airports in Kerala should be provided with advanced body scanners. The smuggling of gold in compound form can be reduced by introducing advanced technologies at airports," Sumit said.
16/06/18 New Indian Express
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Sumit Kumar, Customs Commissioner told Express that such compound form of the gold is smuggled to evade checking at metal detectors. "The smugglers try to beat the enforcement agencies by adopting new technologies and find new ways of smuggling. The paste form gold is one such modus newly adopted by the smugglers. The paste form gold is consigned in jackets and handbags. The gold is converted in paste form with the assistance of experts. But we have enhanced our intelligence gathering system which is one of the reasons behind high numbers of seizures in last few months," he said.
The Customs department has requested the Central government to provide body scanners to detect smuggling of gold in compound forms. The body scanners are installed at all major airports abroad. "We have written to the Central government that all airports in Kerala should be provided with advanced body scanners. The smuggling of gold in compound form can be reduced by introducing advanced technologies at airports," Sumit said.
16/06/18 New Indian Express
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