Customs officials seize gold worth 16.52 lakh at Mangaluru Airport
- Gold seized from Mohammed Awan of Murudeshwar
- 350 gram gold worth ₹16.52 lakh
Mangaluru, March 02, 2021: Based on intelligence and profiling, Mangalore Air customs today nabbed a person who tried to smuggle 350-gram gold.
Mohammed Awan, a resident of Murudeshwar, Uttara Kannada district had arrived from Dubai by Air India flight. He allegedly tried to smuggle gold by concealing it in his trolley bag beadings.
Gold of net weight 350.00 gms valued at ₹ 16,52,000 was seized. Further investigation is in progress.
The team:
The team was led by Deputy Commissioner Dr.Kapil Gade and included Superintendent Nagesh Kumar, Subendu Behra, and Naveen.
