Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Customs at City Airport seize over 1 Kg of Gold concealed in Air Compressor

Mangalore: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) have again thwarted attempt of smuggling of gold and seized 4 gold pieces, totally weighing 1000.130 grams and valued at Rs 30,60,398 concealed in an air compressor form the possession of a passenger named Muhammed Kunhi Cheeri Kundu aged about 49 years, who is a resident of Cheeri Kundu House, Cheruvathur, Kaidakkad Post, Kasargod district of Kerala and arrived at MIA on Monday March 10 at about 05.30am by Jet Airways flight 9W531 from Dubai.  The said passenger was arrested later and produced before the Magistrate. Further investigations are under way.
The operations were conducted under the supervision of MIA assistant commissioner of customs Krishna Kumar Prasad, led by superintendent B Prabhakar Poojary, superintendents Lionel Fernandes, Sendhil Murugan, B A Kariappa, H G Yogesh and inspectors G Kumaraswamy and  Virender Kumar, Hawaldar K S Ravindra.
10/03/14 Bellevision
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