Mangaluru: The officers of customs at Mangalore International Airport have seized various contraband goods like silver coated gold powder concealed in milk powder, saffron and foreign brand cigarettes in commercial quantity, in the last three days.
All the said goods were attempted to be smuggled through Mangalore International Airport by passengers who had arrived from Dubai and failed to declare the same to customs, with an intention to evade payment of appropriate customs duties, stated a press release from Mangaluru airport.
The officers seized about one kg of silver coated gold powder which was cleverly concealed in milk powder to avoid detection, valued over Rs 26 lac, from a passenger who arrived from Dubai. On a reasonable suspicion, the officers questioned the passenger as to whether he possessed any dutiable items to be declared to customs. However, the passenger was incoherent while responding to the officers. Therefore his baggage was subjected to a detailed examination. The detailed and thorough examination of the baggage coupled with the expertise and experience of the officers, enabled detection of such ingenious concealment of coarse silver coated gold granules in milk powder, stated the press release.
21/10/15 Daijiworld
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All the said goods were attempted to be smuggled through Mangalore International Airport by passengers who had arrived from Dubai and failed to declare the same to customs, with an intention to evade payment of appropriate customs duties, stated a press release from Mangaluru airport.
The officers seized about one kg of silver coated gold powder which was cleverly concealed in milk powder to avoid detection, valued over Rs 26 lac, from a passenger who arrived from Dubai. On a reasonable suspicion, the officers questioned the passenger as to whether he possessed any dutiable items to be declared to customs. However, the passenger was incoherent while responding to the officers. Therefore his baggage was subjected to a detailed examination. The detailed and thorough examination of the baggage coupled with the expertise and experience of the officers, enabled detection of such ingenious concealment of coarse silver coated gold granules in milk powder, stated the press release.
21/10/15 Daijiworld
