Gold worth ₹1.11 crore seized at Calicut airport
The Air Intelligence Unit seized 2.33 kg of gold worth approximately ₹1.11 crore from a passenger who arrived on an Air India flight from Dubai at the Calicut International Airport on Monday.
Customs officials said the gold was concealed inside a new coffee maker machine. The passenger, Muhammad Shafeeque Melethil of Moorkkanad, Malappuram, was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
Related Posts
Hike in taxes on Tobacco will encourage smuggling
June 30, 2014
Reports about hike in duty on tobacco products may not persuade many to give up...
Almost two million cigarettes seized in Brisbane after massive Border Force sting
September 22, 2017
ALMOST Two million illegal cigarettes were seized in Brisbane this week in a...
Lack of checks allows tobacco, fuel smuggling to proliferate
October 18, 2016
At a time when fuel and tobacco smuggling is rife, the authorities are reducing...
Lafayette Hill man charged for smuggling goods into U.S., pirating movies, TV shows
May 19, 2014
A Lafayette Hill man has been charged by indictment for smuggling goods into the...
