May 28, 2021 03:23 pm | Updated 03:23 pm IST - MANGALURU
Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport on Friday seized 262 grams of smuggled gold valued at ₹13.17 lakh from a passenger who arrived from Dubai.
Siddiqua Miqdam Hussain (27) hailing from Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada had arrived by Air India Express flight IX 384. He was intercepted at the airport based on intelligence and profiling of passengers, a Customs release said. He had concealed the gold in paste form in his rectum, it said.
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.
