Mangaluru: A passenger has been arrested at Mangaluru International Airport here for trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 39 lakh from Dubai, Revenue intelligence officials said today.
The passenger, who has been identified as Ahamed Nabeel Gaffoor (21), a resident of Kasaragod in Kerala, was arrested on arrival from Dubai by SpiceJet flight SG-60 at six pm yesterday, a DRI release here said.
Acting on credible intelligence, he was intercepted right at the aircraft door and was escorted to customs arrival area and subjected to thorough checking, it said.
It was revealed that he was carrying a mobile-like item in his front trouser pocket.
The mobile pouch was found to be heavier than usual and it was sealed from all sides. On interrogation, Gaffoor admitted that he had concealed 11 gold tola bars of foreign origin inside the pouch, the release said.
31/01/18 PTI/India Today
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The passenger, who has been identified as Ahamed Nabeel Gaffoor (21), a resident of Kasaragod in Kerala, was arrested on arrival from Dubai by SpiceJet flight SG-60 at six pm yesterday, a DRI release here said.
Acting on credible intelligence, he was intercepted right at the aircraft door and was escorted to customs arrival area and subjected to thorough checking, it said.
It was revealed that he was carrying a mobile-like item in his front trouser pocket.
The mobile pouch was found to be heavier than usual and it was sealed from all sides. On interrogation, Gaffoor admitted that he had concealed 11 gold tola bars of foreign origin inside the pouch, the release said.
31/01/18 PTI/India Today
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