Saturday, January 26, 2019

5 arrested in Coimbatore airport for smuggling gold worth Rs 55 lakh

Five persons, including two staff members of the Coimbatore International Airport, were arrested on Friday for attempting to smuggle gold into India. The arrests were made based on a tip-off received by the officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).

According to a statement from the DRI, the officials received information about a passenger arriving on Srilankan Airlines flight, who was attempting to smuggle gold into the city and had plans to transfer the contraband to some persons waiting outside the airport.

Based on this input, the DRI officials maintained vigil at the airport and intercepted Syed Abu Thahir, who had arrived in Coimbatore on the said flight.

Around 1.6 kilograms of gold in the form of 16 bars, worth Rs 55 lakh, were recovered from him. The passenger confessed to the involvement of airline staff in the operation, based on which the officials apprehended Manoj and Sathesh.

Further, with the help of the information elicited from the apprehended airline staff, a team of officers also arrested T Raja of Trichy and the car driver, who were waiting to receive the contraband about 3 kilometres away from the airport.
26/01/18 News Minute
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