Mumbai: In the second consecutive case of gold smuggling at the Mumbai international airport, an Indian passenger was held with gold bars worth `70 lakh on Saturday morning. He was arriving from Dubai.
Muhammed Kunnapara from Kozhikode in Kerala, who arrived from Dubai in Emirates flight 504 early on Saturday morning, was held with 2.55 kg of gold bars. The 22 gold bars, weighing 116 grams each, were cleverly hidden in the batteries of an electric fan and radio. He was arrested for smuggling under the Customs Act. Meanwhile, the three members of a family who were arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth around `1 crore by moulding it into belt buckles and bracelets at the Mumbai airport on Thursday night, were mere carriers and were tapped by smuggling rings to transport the contraband, their interrogation has revealed. The accused, who were holding a Mauritius passport include a husband wife duo, their 9-year-old son and the husband’s cousin. They were arrested for smuggling but were released on bail on Friday.
10/11/13 Parth Satam/Asian Age
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Muhammed Kunnapara from Kozhikode in Kerala, who arrived from Dubai in Emirates flight 504 early on Saturday morning, was held with 2.55 kg of gold bars. The 22 gold bars, weighing 116 grams each, were cleverly hidden in the batteries of an electric fan and radio. He was arrested for smuggling under the Customs Act. Meanwhile, the three members of a family who were arrested for allegedly smuggling gold worth around `1 crore by moulding it into belt buckles and bracelets at the Mumbai airport on Thursday night, were mere carriers and were tapped by smuggling rings to transport the contraband, their interrogation has revealed. The accused, who were holding a Mauritius passport include a husband wife duo, their 9-year-old son and the husband’s cousin. They were arrested for smuggling but were released on bail on Friday.
10/11/13 Parth Satam/Asian Age
