A passenger travelling from Riyadh to Kozhikode in Kerala was arrested at the Mumbai airport's T2 on Monday for trying to smuggle 960 grams of gold worth Rs27.33 lakh. The accused, Shajeer K, had concealed the gold in his trouser belt.
Around 7.50am, when the passenger was being frisked during pre-embarkation , the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official on duty, Prashant Kumar, noticed an unusual padding in the passenger's belt. He was asked to take off the belt.
"On checking his waist belt, we found a yellow colour material that appeared to be gold powder blended with highly concentrated gel, wrapped in a plastic sheet," said a CISF official.
Shajeer had arrived from Riyadh at 6.55am via the Jet Airways flight 9W 523, and was to fly from Mumbai at 8.40 am via the Jet Konnect flight S2 421.
Airport customs were informed about the substance and they confirmed the presence of gold.
The passenger was handed over to the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of airport customs for legal action. The AIU has also been given possession of the gold to be further investigated.
20/04/18 Neha Tripathi/Mcclatchy/AviationPros
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Around 7.50am, when the passenger was being frisked during pre-embarkation , the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official on duty, Prashant Kumar, noticed an unusual padding in the passenger's belt. He was asked to take off the belt.
"On checking his waist belt, we found a yellow colour material that appeared to be gold powder blended with highly concentrated gel, wrapped in a plastic sheet," said a CISF official.
Shajeer had arrived from Riyadh at 6.55am via the Jet Airways flight 9W 523, and was to fly from Mumbai at 8.40 am via the Jet Konnect flight S2 421.
Airport customs were informed about the substance and they confirmed the presence of gold.
The passenger was handed over to the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of airport customs for legal action. The AIU has also been given possession of the gold to be further investigated.
20/04/18 Neha Tripathi/Mcclatchy/AviationPros
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