Gold worth Rs 2 crore seized at Mangaluru airport

Mangaluru, January 20 Customs sleuths at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have seized a total of 3,677 gm of smuggled gold worth Rs 2,01,69,800 between January 1 and 18 this year, successfully foiling gold trafficking to a considerable extent. Eight...

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Updated At : 03:38 PM Jan 20, 2023 IST

Mangaluru, January 20

Customs sleuths at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have seized a total of 3,677 gm of smuggled gold worth Rs 2,01,69,800 between January 1 and 18 this year, successfully foiling gold trafficking to a considerable extent.

Eight passengers travelling from Dubai and Abu Dhabi had tried to smuggle gold into the country through nefarious means, a Customs release here said.

A passenger from Dubai had also smuggled e-cigarettes with e-nicotine liquid in them worth Rs 3,20,265, which were hidden in his baggage.

Customs officials said investigations are under way and are at different stages in various cases that had been detected.