Gold worth Rs 1 crore seized at Kochi airport

Nedumbassery: In a major haul, the Air Customs Intelligence personnel seized a huge quantity of gold ornaments worth more than Rs 1 crore from two passengers who arrived at the Kochi airport here by an Emirates Flight from Dubai on Tuesday morning.
They hail from Bhatkal in Karnataka. They were frequent travellers but came to Kochi airport for the first time, Customs Assistant Commissioner C Madhavan said. ?
The smuggled quantity was found to be weighing 4855.4 gms and costs around Rs 1.062 crore. The passengers had concealed the ornaments in between two socks covered with knee pads. The passengers had declared to the Customs personnel that they were not carrying any taxable items.
The Customs officials suspect that the passengers might be carriers used for? smuggling ornaments.
They have been detained for further questioning. The investigation has been extended to other parts of the country. Eighteen-carat-gold ornaments are much-sought-after in Mumbai.
26/10/11 New Indian Express/IBN Live

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