Gold worth Rs 90 lakh seized from two plane passengers

Nearly 1.650kgs of gold were found concealed in the undergarment of awoman passenger while 650 gms of the precious metal in theform of capsules were seized from the baggage of the other passenger.

Malappuram:A total of 2.3 kgs of goldwere seized from two passengers who arrived at the Calicut International Airport from Sharjah on Wednesday morning, Customs authorities said.

The gold is estimated to be worth Rs 90 lakh, they said.According to Customs sources in the airport, nearly 1.650kgs of gold were found concealed in the undergarment of awoman passenger while 650 gms of the precious metal in theform of capsules were seized from the baggage of the other passenger.

Gold-smuggling by passengers from the Gulf countries hasbecome regular in all the four international airports inKerala since flights resumed operations which had beensuspended due to the pandemic.

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