Kozhikode: In a major haul, customs officials on Friday seized nine kg of gold bars valued at Rs 2.45 crore and arrested a passenger who arrived here from Dubai.
Sadat, a resident of the city, had kept the gold bars each weighing one kg concealed in a rechargeable fan and an emergency lamp, customs officials told PTI.
A team led by Assistant Commissioner C N Ravindran and Superintendent Girish Babu made the seizure while checking passengers, who arrived at the Karipoor International Airport by an Air India Express flight at 5.15 am, they said.
Smuggling of gold from foreign countries, especially Gulf region, through various airports particularly those in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have become a regular feature during the past year in view of high import duty and restrictions, imposed to curb growing current account deficit.
03/01/15 Sahil Online
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Sadat, a resident of the city, had kept the gold bars each weighing one kg concealed in a rechargeable fan and an emergency lamp, customs officials told PTI.
A team led by Assistant Commissioner C N Ravindran and Superintendent Girish Babu made the seizure while checking passengers, who arrived at the Karipoor International Airport by an Air India Express flight at 5.15 am, they said.
Smuggling of gold from foreign countries, especially Gulf region, through various airports particularly those in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have become a regular feature during the past year in view of high import duty and restrictions, imposed to curb growing current account deficit.
03/01/15 Sahil Online
