Kerala: Gold worth Rs 49.5 lakhs seized at Kochi airport; passenger held

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Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs department seized 1063 grams of gold worth Rs 49.5 lakh at Kochi airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

Customs seize gold worth 49.5 lakhs at Kochi airport
Customs seize gold worth 49.5 lakhs at Kochi airport


Kochi: Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs department seized 1063 grams of gold worth Rs 49.5 lakh at Kochi airport on Thursday and nabbed the passenger carrying the gold.

On the basis of profiling done by the officers of the Customs AIU batch, a passenger coming from Abu Dhabi to Kochi by flight 6E 1404 was intercepted at the green channel.

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Four capsules of gold in a compound form totally weighing 1063 grams concealed inside his body were recovered and seized.

The accused has been identified as Muhammed, of Kunnamkulam, Thrissur. (with ANI inputs)

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