Mangaluru, December 4: The officers of Customs at Mangaluru International Airport, on Wednesday, December 3rd, seized from a passenger who arrived from Dubai.
The passenger Abdul Gaffoor Kadappuram, aged about 44 years, son of Shri.Ahamed Kunhi Kaddappuram, is a resident of Moilikariyath House, K M W T 1/34, Kanhangad PO, Kasargod DT, Kerala who arrived at Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday, December 3rd, at about 8.10 am by Jet Airways flight 9W531 from Dubai.
The gold was brought in the form of silver paint coated suitcase handle buckle holders, ladies handbag buckles and jeans trouser buttons, totally weighing 1033.000 grams, valued at Rs.27,27,120 all of which were kept in a Trolley suitcase, brought as checked in baggage carried by a passenger, who arrived from Dubai.
Further investigation is under progress.