Mangalore: Officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have thwarted an attempt to smuggled gold by seizing gold pieces and granules totally weighing 800.6 grams and valued at Rs 24,09,806 from Abdul Gafoor, 30, a resident of Melangadi House at Bangaramanjeshwar under Manjeshwar post office in neighbouring Kasargod district in Kerala.
The gold pieces and granules were concealed in four Lux brand bathing soaps and one American Garden brand chocolate syrup bottle from Abdul Gafoor's possession. Abdul who arrived at Mangalore International Airport on March 19 at about 7.30am by Air India Express flight IX814 from Dubai was arrested later and produced before the magistrate. Further investigation is under progress.
D Purushotham, commissioner of customs expressing concern regarding increasing trends in smuggling, directed officers to intensify the vigilance and surveillance and crack the attempts made by the unscrupulous elements who are indulging in these activities.
19/03/14 Jaideep Shenoy/Times of India
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The gold pieces and granules were concealed in four Lux brand bathing soaps and one American Garden brand chocolate syrup bottle from Abdul Gafoor's possession. Abdul who arrived at Mangalore International Airport on March 19 at about 7.30am by Air India Express flight IX814 from Dubai was arrested later and produced before the magistrate. Further investigation is under progress.
D Purushotham, commissioner of customs expressing concern regarding increasing trends in smuggling, directed officers to intensify the vigilance and surveillance and crack the attempts made by the unscrupulous elements who are indulging in these activities.
19/03/14 Jaideep Shenoy/Times of India
