Officials of the Customs Department have recovered gold hidden in dates from a man who landed at the Pune International Airport from Sharjah on Sunday morning. The suspect has been identified as Ismail Mohammed Faisal (21) of Kasargod in Kerala, who worked in Abu Dhabi. A team of Customs Department led by Deputy Commissioner M V Badari Prasad held Ismail at the airport over suspicion. The sleuths frisked him and put his bags under scanning machines. It was revealed that one of the bags carried small gold pieces.
During further checks, the sleuths found dates wrapped in a bag. It was found that seeds of these dates were replaced with gold beads wrapped in black packets. The gold beads weighing 409 grams are worth Rs 12.5 lakh.
17/12/13 Indian Express
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During further checks, the sleuths found dates wrapped in a bag. It was found that seeds of these dates were replaced with gold beads wrapped in black packets. The gold beads weighing 409 grams are worth Rs 12.5 lakh.
17/12/13 Indian Express
