Saffron seized from air passenger

Malappuram: The Air Customs Intelligence unit at the Karipur International Airport here today seized seven kg of saffron from a passenger who arrived by an Air India Express flight from Dubai.
The passenger, Abdul Khader Ibraim of Bedira in Kerala's Kasargode district, had been detained for interrogation, Air Customs sources said.
The saffron was found concealed in his baggage in 14 packets of 500 gm each. It was suspected to be of Iranian origin and estimated to fetch Rs 13 lakh in the international market, they said.
13/04/09 Indopia

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