Malappuram: The Customs at the Calicut International Airport on Saturday night seized gold worth Rs 54.19 lakhs.
Concealed in 7 capsule-shaped objects, around 1,047 grams of gold was seized from two passengers who arrived from Dubai.
The passengers are natives of Palakkad in Kerala and Karwar in Karnataka.
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Previously on September 30, a passenger was arrested for attempting to smuggle 40 grams of gold in his N-95 mask at the Calicut Airport located in Karipur.
The travellers have been booked under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962.
